From 2010 to 2017, Medicaid expansion states saw a 17 percent decrease in postpartum hospitalizations, according to a Health Affairs study reported on by Fierce Healthcare. “Our findings indicate...
The expanded Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies are helping more Nevadans enroll in health care coverage than in previous years, according to Nevada Current. Ryan High, Executive Director of...
A nonprofit organization is hoping to relieve Michigan consumers of over $800 million in medical debt owed, according to Michigan Radio. The organization, RIP Medical Debt, purchases medical debt...
The system used for disputing hospital and medical bills created under the No Surprises Act has been flooded with more requests than originally predicted, according to Healthcare Dive. The...
New legislation aimed to stop anticompetitive nonprofit hospital behaviors has been introduced with bipartisan support, according to the Hamilton County Reporter. The Stop Anticompetitive Healthcare Act, introduced by Congresswomen...
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is launching an investigation into one of the state’s largest and most prominent hospitals, the Mayo Clinic, according to The Bemidji Pioneer. The Attorney...
A report published by the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee, and reported by The Houston Chronicle, found that racial disparities contributed to negative pregnancy outcomes among Black...
According to a OnePoll and Ribbon Health poll, as reported by Fierce Healthcare, 62 percent of U.S. consumers do not trust their health plan to share accurate provider information....
A recent study conducted by University of Minnesota Medical School researchers, and reported by Patient Engagement Hit, found that implicit bias towards Black consumers may be influencing racial disparities...
Nonprofit organizations such as RIP Medical Debt are helping to pay off medical debt for families in need across the country, according to the Chronicle for Philanthropy. More than...