January 30, 2019
North Carolina Man Receives $4,700 Bill After Fainting
Matt Gleason got a flu shot when his employer offered them for free in the office, but he fainted five minutes after receiving his shot. Gleason has a history...
Stories
January 30, 2019
Twins In Need Highlight When Consumers Turn To The Internet For Help
Feeling burdened by high medical costs, more and more consumers are turning to crowdsourcing on the Internet. Over the summer, Consumer for Quality Care reported on this trend, which...
January 25, 2019
Utah Man Faces $106K Balance Bill
When Sterling Slade got in a motorcycle accident last April, he was taken by ambulance to Intermountain Medical Center. Unconscious and fighting a catastrophic brain injury, Slade had no...
January 25, 2019
As Consumers Suffer, Some Texas Hospitals Rake In Big Bucks
While consumers increasingly are facing expensive balance billing and surprise bills and many rural hospitals are closing, some Texas hospitals are bringing in huge profits, The Dallas Morning News...
January 16, 2019
Consumer Cost Concerns – In Their Own Words
American health care consumers are frequently frustrated by unexpected costs, a lack of clarity throughout the process of accessing care and other roadblocks when it comes to getting the...
January 9, 2019
Hospitals Posting List Prices Bring Little More Transparency
Photo by Heidi de Marco/KHN As of January 1, hospitals are required to post list prices online, although it is not immediately clear how helpful the new postings will...
January 9, 2019
Short-Term Plans Offer Mixed Results For Consumers And Bigger Profits For Brokers And Insurers
Short-term health insurance plans have become increasingly popular as a result of rising premiums and recent actions by the Trump Administration. As Kaiser Health News reports: Driven by rising...
January 9, 2019
Couple Takes On 5 Jobs To Pay Medical Bills
One Virginia couple is doing all they can to keep up with their medical bills, which includes taking on five jobs between the two of them. Unfortunately, Tiffany Cano...
January 9, 2019
New Mexico Doing More To Help Consumers Facing Surprise Bills
New Mexico’s Office of Superintendent of Insurance (OSI) is making changes to help consumers who are facing surprise bills, KRQE writes. The office reports that it has added new...
December 19, 2018
What Can You Learn From A Year’s Worth Of ER Bills?
In October 2017, Vox’s Sarah Kliff began her emergency room bill project. Over the subsequent 15 months, she has received and reviewed 1,182 consumer emergency room bills from all...