A baby spent 36 days in an in-network NICU. Why did the hospital next door send a bill?
Brenna Kearney was seven months pregnant in December 2019 when she experienced what she thought were bad flu symptoms.
Feb 1, 2023
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Brenna Kearney was seven months pregnant in December 2019 when she experienced what she thought were bad flu symptoms.
Feb 1, 2023
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So-called generative AI—algorithms that can be used to create content using machine learning—has been much in the news of late. In particular, the tool ChatGPT, created by Open AI, has attracted considerable attention.
Jan 31, 2023
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The number of Americans who had trouble paying their medical bills dropped precipitously between 2019 and 2021, and funds from the American Rescue Plan and other federal pandemic relief programs may have been a reason why.
Jan 18, 2023
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It took nearly a year for Kelly Macauley to realize the health plan she bought while shopping for insurance coverage last October was not, in fact, insurance. Sure, red flags popped up along the way, but when she called to ...
Nov 3, 2022
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When Dr. H.M. Green opened his new medical office building on East Vine Avenue in 1922, Black residents of this city on the Tennessee River could be seen only in the basement of Knoxville General Hospital. They were barred ...
Nov 1, 2022
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After a sexual assault, some victims are charged for the initial treatment and collection of evidence, even though U.S. federal law requires those services to be free.
Oct 27, 2022
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Rachel and her husband adopted Marcus out of Guatemalan foster care as a 7-month-old infant and brought him home to Lansing, Michigan. With a round face framed by a full head of dark hair, Marcus was giggly and verbal—learning ...
Oct 21, 2022
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Nearly half the country (44%), or about 114 million Americans, give poor (30%) or failing (14%) grades to the U.S. health care system, percentages that climb higher and grow even more negative when it comes to affordability ...
Oct 6, 2022
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Medicare eligibility and enrollment are associated with decreases in the percentage of low-income adults who delay or avoid medical care due to costs, as well as in the percentage who worry about or have problems paying medical ...
Oct 4, 2022
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The day after his 8-month-old baby died, Kingsley Raspe opened the mail and found he had been sent to collections for her care.
Sep 29, 2022
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