According to Healthcare Dive, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing to block two separate hospital mergers in Utah and New Jersey. In one suit, the FTC has sued...
Reports from economists and other researchers found that older people are becoming unable to dig themselves out from debt, which could have an unfavorable impact on their overall health....
The price of telehealth visits could be going up for consumers around the country once the federal public health emergency expires, according to Fox News. During the pandemic, telehealth...
Several of Washington state’s major health insurance providers are requesting that state regulators approve an average 7.16 percent hike increase in health insurance premiums for 2023. One company, Utah-based...
Consumers are being denied coverage and having to pay out-of-pocket for medically necessary medication to combat obesity, according to The New York Times. Seeking to get her weight under...
Consumers are still drastically overpaying for generic drugs due to misleading practices among pharmacy benefit managers [PBMs] and industry insiders, according to Healthcare Dive. Consumers could be overpaying for...
According to Kaiser Health News, computer glitches and the inputting of incorrect information by eligibility officers have been the sources of headaches for many Californians enrolling in expanded health...
Vulnerable consumers are being scammed into buying fake health insurance plans from organizations that market themselves as insurers but are actually health care cost sharing ministries, according to Kaiser...
A routine procedure, such as a colonoscopy, may result in an out-of-pocket bill for consumers depending on how the procedure is classified by doctors and hospitals, according to Kaiser...
Despite a rise in online price transparency tools available, many consumers cite confusion around health care costs as a factor for avoiding care altogether, according to a study conducted...
Nineteen Surgeries Over Five Years. Then They Lost Their House.
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Even though one Colorado woman had health insurance, she was swamped with $250,000 in medical debt from surgeries for a twisted intestine. “It was five years of hell,” said her husband.
Denied Care for a Dangerous Infection Because of Past-Due Bills
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One seriously ill Arizona man was denied care because of past-due bills. His only choice was to go to the ER, where he was stuck with thousands of dollars of additional bills he couldn’t pay.
Summer 2022 Research | Consumers for Quality Care
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Summer 2022 Research Insuring the Insured: Consumer Expectations and Experiences with Health Care Costs and Coverage in 2022 New survey from Impact Research and Public Opinion Strategies reveals lowering out-of-pocket costs top voter concerns A new poll from Impact Research and Public Opinion Strate...