Before the COVID-19 pandemic, many consumers may have been skeptical about seeing a doctor virtually. According to NBC 4 Washington, telehealth is the future. Telehealth took off during the...
Over a year since the federal government mandated insurance companies cover an HIV prevention drug at no cost, consumers are still being charged hundreds or even thousands of dollars...
Two recent studies reported by Fierce Healthcare show that telehealth use for outpatient visits remains elevated compared to pre-pandemic levels, and telehealth is also helping to close gaps for...
A partnership between the University of Arizona and Banner Health has launched the All of Us Research Program to allow researchers to better address health disparities in underrepresented populations....
A California couple, whose surrogate delivered twins early due to a medical emergency, received an $80,000 bill as a result of the insurance company exploiting a loophole in the...
Twenty years after “Unequal Treatment,” a report by a panel of experts that pointed to longstanding systemic racism as a major reason for the nation’s deeply entrenched health disparities,...
According to FOX31 (KDVR), few topics have generated as much viewer feedback for the Denver-based station as hospital facility fees. “It does feel like surprise billing,” said an Arapahoe...
A new piece of bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the United States Senate that aims to extend telehealth access for Medicare beneficiaries after the COVID-19 pandemic has ended,...
A Tennessee consumer received an unexpected medical bill for just learning more about participating in a clinical trial, according to Axios. John Mathna suffers from a brachial plexus avulsion...
A recent attempt to have the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) study pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) failed, according to reporting by Axios. Many critics of PBMs believe the consolidation of...