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...
Robin Agar, a Delaware resident who runs a charity that benefits cancer patients, suffers from rheumatoid arthritis. Last year, her doctor prescribed the drug Xeljanz. The process for Agar...
As consumers grapple with high out of pocket costs, surprise bills, and skimpy coverage, a recent survey from Morning Consult and Business Insider examined how costs affect consumers’ behavior....
In an effort to bring awareness to the medical debt affecting Americans, including thousands of Tennessee consumers, Nashville’s NewsChannel 5 donated $15,000 to an organization that used it to...
When Lynn Lear completed her final round of chemotherapy for breast cancer last December, her doctor prescribed a drug called Nerlynx. Lear agreed to the medication, wanting to do...
Photo by Heidi de Marco/KHN Consumers for Quality Care’s most recent survey findings shed light on consumers’ feelings toward America’s health care system. Benefits Pro highlighted the findings and...
Four months before the due date, Lauren Dill lost her son, Simon Augustus. She suffered what is referred to as a “silent” miscarriage. Dill was induced and spent nine...
Michael Okoye, an exchange student, was injured while playing basketball for his school, Cape Fear Christian Academy in North Carolina. Okoye was excelling in basketball and colleges were starting...
Consumers are often blind-sided by the higher medical bills that can result from overnight hospital stays that are classified as “observations,” the Post-Gazette reports. Hospitals and insurance companies determine...
Jamie Hansen’s 15 year-old son, Ryan, was ten hours away at a Canadian summer camp when he texted complaining of hip pain and trouble breathing. At first, Jamie dismissed...