The Biden administration is working to drop medical debt from consumers’ credit reports, according to the Associated Press. Last month, Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the Consumer Financial...
States may be tempted to back hospital mergers as a way to improve health services for residents without considering long-term implications, such as fewer options and higher out-of-pocket costs...
Since 2019, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been aggressively suing consumers, many of whom were once employees of UAMS, over small amounts of medical debt,...
A newly released study by JAMA Health Forum and reported by Healthcare Dive concluded that consumers were “steered” toward more costly treatments from health systems that resulted from vertical...
One of the largest emergency physician staffing companies, American Physician Partners (APP), unexpectedly shut down this summer, negatively effecting medical personnel, staff, and patients, according to The American Prospect. ...
Health care reporter Cheryl Clark recently embarked on a complex mission to create a step-by-step guide on how to navigate and appeal denied insurance claims, sharing her findings with...
Without standardized laws and clearer billing practices, patients are left navigating a convoluted system that can impose financial burdens and add to their grief during already difficult times, KFF...
The New York Times recently reported that more than one million children lost their health coverage due to flaws in the systems and procedures that some states use to...
Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are under new scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Congress, according to Bloomberg. PBMs have been part of the American medical system since...
The Minnesota-based nonprofit health system, Allina Health, recently announced it would end its controversial practice of denying non-emergency medical care for patients that have medical debts in excess of...