The Biden administration has announced new proposals to limit how long consumers can have short-term health insurance plans and to rein in providers that still issue surprise medical bills...
Virginia has become the first state to codify into law the federal hospital price transparency rule implemented in early 2021, a move that experts believe will force hospitals in...
South Dakota has expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), making over 52,000 low-income adults eligible for health care coverage, Fierce Healthcare reports. Individuals between the ages...
A recent Pennsylvania state court decision to revoke the tax-exempt status of a nonprofit hospital signals a shift in how states treat nonprofit hospitals that fail to provide adequate...
When it comes to pricey infusion medications, hospitals and insurers are competing with each other to make a profit off these drugs, creating red tape for consumers fighting to...
This year, Arizona removed 150,000 people from its Medicaid rolls, more than 75 percent of whom were removed solely for filing errors, according to Arizona Public Media. At the...
Eighteen states in the U.S. have as many as a quarter of their residents carrying medical debt, according to a new Commonwealth Fund study reported by Revcycle Intelligence. The...
A study conducted by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and published in JAMA Pediatrics found that hospital mergers corresponded to a loss of inpatient pediatric...
California and New York are taking steps to further monitor health care mergers, introducing measures that empower state attorneys general to block deals and establish robust review processes, Axios...
Health insurance is worthless if consumers don’t know what medical procedures or medications are covered, yet often consumers, through no fault of their own, are unaware of what an...