March 8, 2023
Couple Receives $200K Bill for Rabies Shots
A California couple was charged over $200,000 for a single visit to the emergency room for rabies shots after encountering a bat in their home, according to ABC 7...
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March 10, 2023
Racial Disparities Exist in Maternal Mortality Rates, Regardless of Socioeconomic Status
A new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research, as reported by The New York Times, found that Black women in America, no matter their income or wealth,...
March 8, 2023
North Carolina State Treasurer Highlights Exorbitant Hospital Executive Pay
North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell has issued a series of new reports highlighting how executive pay among the state’s nine largest health systems has drastically increased at the...
March 8, 2023
Systemic Barriers Put in Place by Insurance Companies Prevent Nevada Consumers from Accessing Mental Health Services
A shortage of professional mental health providers, coupled with systemic barriers instituted by insurance companies not accepting mental and behavioral health specialists in their network, prevent many Nevadans from...
March 8, 2023
Health Care Prices Higher in Consolidated Health Systems for “Marginally” Better Care
A study from the JAMA Network, as recently reported by Healthcare Dive, found that consolidated health systems cost consumers much more than independent hospitals and practices. This is the...
March 8, 2023
Connecticut Proposes Medical Debt Relief for Consumers
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has proposed cancelling medical debt for thousands of residents, according to the Yale Daily News. Under Gov. Lamont’s proposal, the state would use $20 million...
March 8, 2023
Reporter Shares Story of How Prior Authorization Process Negatively Impacted Her Toddler from Getting the Life-Saving Drugs He Needed
Carolyn Johnson, a health and science reporter for The Washington Post, thought she knew a thing or two about how to navigate the U.S. health care system. And then...
March 1, 2023
Millions at Risk of Losing Health Care Coverage as Pandemic Medicaid Provisions Expire
States are preparing to remove millions of people from Medicaid as federal protections enacted during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic are set to expire beginning in April, according...
March 1, 2023
What You Need to Know About the Ending of the COVID Public Health Emergency
With the COVID public health emergency set to end on May 11, The New York Times has tips and guidance for consumers with different types of health insurance. While...
March 1, 2023
Expiration of Telehealth Provisions Enacted During the Pandemic Could Leave Many Without Access to Care
Permanently extending key telehealth provisions enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic, which became a lifeline for consumers who otherwise would not have been able to access the medical care they...