Patients Suffering From Opioid Addiction Face High Costs, Lack of Access To Care
Jameson Rybak suffered from opioid addiction for years. He’d tried over and over to quit but struggled to break the cycle. Then, while trying to detox at home, his...
In an effort to improve consumers’ access to quality health insurance, Senate Democrats recently proposed a $3.5 trillion budget plan that would expand funding for Medicare, Medicaid and parts...
Jameson Rybak suffered from opioid addiction for years. He’d tried over and over to quit but struggled to break the cycle. Then, while trying to detox at home, his...
According to Dinisha Mingo, CEO of Mingo Health Solutions, the average physician has to complete 31 prior authorization requests each week, which means physicians and their staff spend an...
According to The Arizona Republic, Sherri Brown is one of many Americans who learned the hard way that having health insurance doesn’t shield you from being saddled with crushing...
While a new law is set to take effect in January 2022 protecting patients from surprise billing, Axios reports that providers are already eyeing loopholes that could prove costly...
As reported by The Associated Press, the Biden administration began putting in place consumer protections against “surprise” medical bills. The recently issued interim final rule lays out protections for...
According to Kaiser Health News, hospital prices remain difficult for consumers to navigate despite a federal price transparency rule that took effect this year. Even veterans in the health...
Despite new rules requiring hospitals to post their prices online, the real cost of health care remains anything but transparent for consumers. According to Kaiser Health News, more...
While many Americans struggle to afford out-of-pocket health care costs, insurance companies and pharmacy benefits managers are continuing to pull the rug out from under consumers who need help...
According to PBS, more than 1.8 million Latino children in the United States do not have health insurance and are more than two times as likely to be without...