According to KHN, billing disputes between large health insurance companies and hospitals, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, have put consumers in the middle. Consumers now fear they will ultimately...
According to Fortune, a hospital price transparency rule that has been in effect for nine months has not proven effective. The rule requires hospitals to provide “clear, accessible pricing...
According to a study covered by the Associated Press, hospitals have ways to keep qualifying consumers from going into medical debt, but oftentimes do not do enough to educate...
Those hoping rural consumers would utilize telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic to access care, particularly specialty mental health visits, actually saw the opposite occur. According to a blog in...
Reports from three separate outlets, US News & World Report, Kaiser Health News, and Health IT Analytics, show that Black Americans still face a number of different health disparities,...
The New York Times reported that the Biden administration recently released a rule for implementing the No Surprises Act that directs arbiters to first focus on the median price...
According to The New York Times, hospitals around the country inundated with COVID-19 patients are postponing treatments and surgeries for people with other serious conditions. In the early days...
A new study, reported by Futurity, reveals that three fourths of parents with hospitalized children want to talk to hospital staff about the projected cost of their child’s medical...
Rural Americans are now twice as likely to die of COVID-19 than those living in urban areas, according to Kaiser Health News. Similar to the impact on Black and...
When Ashley Dade gave birth in June, she was under the impression that she had met her health insurance deductible, until she found a bill in the mail for...
COVID Exacerbates Rural-Urban Health Care Divide | Consumers for Quality Care
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Rural Americans are now twice as likely to die of COVID-19 than those living in urban areas, according to Kaiser Health News. Similar to the impact on Black and...
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A new study, reported by Futurity, reveals that three fourths of parents with hospitalized children want to talk to hospital staff about the projected cost of their child’s medical...
Blue Cross Blue Shield CEOs pocket larger bonuses during pandemic
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A new report from AIS Health collected pay data from the Blues.
New Guidance Issued as Ban on Surprise Medical Bills Set to Take Effect | Consumers for Quality Care
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The New York Times reported that the Biden administration recently released a rule for implementing the No Surprises Act that directs arbiters to first focus on the median price...
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According to NJ.com, Prime Healthcare, which operates several hospitals in New Jersey, will no longer accept insurance from one of the largest carriers in the state, leaving patients to...