October 9, 2018
ER Visit Lands Utah Man With $80,000 In Bills
Richard Wyler was working on a construction project near Las Vegas, when he awoke with a stomach ache. He thought it was probably food poisoning and got himself to...
Stories
October 9, 2018
Man Receives Surprise Bill After Going To In-Network Hospital
Steve Zangla waited as long as he could but eventually his stomach pain became unbearable. Steve and his wife Colleen went to the emergency room at Riddle Hospital in...
October 3, 2018
Cancer Treatment With Fewer Side Effects Often Denied By Insurance
In a recent op-ed in the Houston Chronicle, a cancer patient recounted his battle with his insurer, Blue Cross Blue Shield. When Randy Montgomery was diagnosed with oral cancer...
October 3, 2018
Father Gives Update On Son’s Treatment After Battle For Coverage
In April, CQC wrote about Matthew Timion’s fight to get his adopted son coverage for acute psychological issues. After years of battling with the state, Timion is giving an...
October 3, 2018
A Year Later, Las Vegas Survivors Battle Insurance Bills
A year after the deadly mass shooting at the Route 91 concert in Las Vegas, survivors are still dealing with the aftermath. Even for many of the fully-insured survivors,...
October 3, 2018
Family Battling TennCare, Facing Devastating Decisions To Get Care For Daughter
Photo by Heidi de Marco/KHN Adam and Rondi Kauffmann are battling TennCare, Tennessee’s Medicaid program, to get care for their disabled daughter, FOX 17 News reports. Adelaide, the couple’s...
October 3, 2018
Consumer Cost Concerns – In Their Own Words
As consumers are impacted by high deductibles, surprise bills, balance billing, and other health care challenges, they have taken to social media to discuss their experiences. This is an...
September 21, 2018
Consumers Lose When Hospitals And Insurers Agree To Secret Contracts
A story in the Wall Street Journal reveals large hospitals and hospital systems have been using secret contracts with insurance companies to restrict cost saving opportunities for consumers. Hospitals...
September 21, 2018
Virginia Family Hit With Huge Surprise Medical Bill After Out-Of-Network Treatment at In-Network ED
A Virginia family received a huge hospital bill after their teenage son was rushed to the hospital after a baseball pitch hit him in the face. As NBC Washington...
September 19, 2018
Many Consumers Receive Surprise Medical Bills, Most Blame Insurers
Consumers across the country continue to face the harsh reality of expensive medical bills. Reicedo Concepcion does not remember many details about the day he was struck by a...