March 4, 2020
Man Mistakenly Billed After Cancer Treatment
In a new report from NBC 10 Philadelphia, one local man was surprised with a bill months after an appointment, later finding out it was because his insurer had...
Stories
A report in the Georgia Health News highlights one family’s experience with surprise billing in Georgia. It all started when Lelia Stina’s four-year-old son, Liam, was having breathing problems....
March 2, 2020
Family Falls Victim To Fake Insurer After Having Baby
A recent report by KMOV in St. Louis tells the story of one family’s ordeal when what they thought was an insurance plan they signed up for turned out...
February 26, 2020
Lymphoma patient with months to live denied treatment by insurance provider
A Michigan man dying from cancer is being denied life-saving treatment by his health insurance company, according to a report from FOX17 in west Michigan. Forrest VanPatten, who has...
February 26, 2020
Teen with cancer struggles to afford treatment without health insurance
A teenage boy in north Texas is facing hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills while suffering from Chondroplastic osteo sarcoma, an aggressive form of bone and cartridge...
February 26, 2020
Kentucky Health System Often Sues Patients For Unpaid Bills
According to a new investigative report by WHAS in Kentucky, one of the states’ largest health systems is suing hundreds of patients for payment of outstanding medical bills. One...
February 19, 2020
St. Louis Woman Has To Drive Her Husband To Indiana For Life Saving Surgery
A new report by KPLR in St. Louis tells the story of one woman’s struggle to get a life saving surgery for her husband. Shannon Harrison fought for years...
February 12, 2020
New Trump Administration Medicaid Proposal Could Have Big Impacts On Patients
A new Trump administration proposal for Medicaid is causing major controversy over its potentially large impact on the Medicaid program and those who rely on it. As The Hill...
February 12, 2020
CVS will offer diabetes drugs at no out-of-pocket cost for its members
Photo By Heidi de Marco/KHN CVS Health Corp’s pharmacy benefit management (PBM) unit recently announced it is launching a program to allow employers and insurers to offer drugs for diabetes...
February 12, 2020
Abusive Billing Collections And Questionable Charity Care Plague Many Hospitals
Hospitals across the country are increasingly coming under scrutiny for predatory billing practices. According to a report by Kaiser Health News, there is also lack of guidelines from hospital...