Consumers in two different states are benefitting from medical debt relief initiatives, as reported by WTTW and Business Insider. In Cook County (Chicago), Illinois, more than $280 million in...
One of America’s most famous hospitals, the Cleveland Clinic, is under scrutiny for how little charity care it provides to consumers, according to Axios. In 2021, the Cleveland Clinic...
Oakland County, Michigan is partnering with the nonprofit RIP Medical Debt to use $2 million in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to eliminate medical debt...
A quick test for children with rare genetic diseases could help many each year, but many private and public health insurers refuse to cover these tests because of its...
Arkansas has removed over 400,000 people from its Medicaid rolls this year, and according to Axios, 65 percent of those consumers were removed solely for filing errors. During the...
Aiming to address the maternal health crisis, Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) have reintroduced the Maximizing Outcomes for Moms through Medicaid Improvement and Enhancement of...
For over 70 years, nonprofit hospitals have used aggressive public relations campaigns and debt collection tactics as a way to validate medical debt, all while raking in massive profits,...
Consumers from a variety of backgrounds, including a decorated Olympic gymnast, have increasingly turned to crowdfunding campaigns to pay their medical bills, according The New York Times. Mary Lou...
Atrium Health, a major North Carolina health care provider, announced last month that it would no longer file lawsuits against patients over unpaid medical expenses, NC Health News reports....
The federal No Surprises Act, which went into effect nearly two years ago, has greatly benefitted consumers. But disagreements over the law’s arbitration system between insurers and providers could...
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Nearly three-quarters of a million New Yorkers carry some form of medical debt, and nearly half carry debts of at least $500, according to research provided by the Urban...
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A federal judge overturned a rule that previously allowed health insurers to exclude copay assistance from counting toward a patient’s cost-sharing requirements, a tactic that often raises prescript...
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A Michigan law requires coverage of cancer drugs. One insurer came up with a “defensible” way to avoid paying for treatments that offered Forrest VanPatten his last chance for survival. “We cros...
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A recent study conducted by the University of Texas Medical Branch, and reported by Vox, found widespread disparities between the listed online price and estimates received by phone for...
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Five years ago, rival hospital companies in an Appalachian region convinced lawmakers that their merger would not hurt consumers, but an investigation by KFF Health News last month reports...