Arizona residents may have the opportunity to vote on a ballot initiative aimed at ending predatory medical debt collection practices in November, according to the Arizona Daily Star. Medical...
A new law recently went into effect that makes four million Washington state residents eligible to receive free or discounted hospital care, according to MyNorthWest. The law expands charity...
A new law took effect earlier this month that requires health insurance companies and self-insured employers to publicly post the negotiated itemized costs of services and treatment, making it...
According to Kaiser Health News, consumers covered by the same insurance plan may be charged vastly different prices depending on where they choose to have a procedure performed. When...
As boosted subsidies for Affordable Care Act (ACA) health plans are set to expire at the end of the year, CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure says “time is of the...
Amid rising maternal mortality rates, which can be preventable in many cases, the Arizona legislature is taking action to extend maternal coverage to vulnerable communities, according to KJZZ. In...
A Texas woman who was sexually assaulted just after her college graduation endured years of phone calls from debt collectors saying she owed them for the medical exam she...
A recent survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that roughly 100 million people—including 41 percent of U.S. adults—have medical debt. Kaiser Health News has tips for consumers to...
At the start of 2021, the No Surprises Act, which aims to prevent health care providers from sending surprise bills to consumers with private insurance, went into effect. Consumers...
A New York man was saddled with thousands of dollars in medical debt following a series of diabetes-related health emergencies, according to Kaiser Health News. Nick Woodruff and his...