Placing limits on what hospitals can collect for out-of-network care could yield savings similar to more-sweeping proposals such as Medicare for All or setting global health spending caps, according to a new RAND Corporation ...
Mar 12, 2020
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Joshua Bates knew something was seriously wrong. He had a high fever, could barely move and felt a sharp pain in his stomach every time he coughed.
Jan 30, 2020
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Large bills are one of the main reasons people are dissatisfied with their private health insurance—especially when these bills come as a surprise.
Nov 26, 2019
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Roughly one in every six times someone is taken to an emergency room or checks in to the hospital, the treatment is followed by a "surprise" medical bill, according to a study released Thursday. And depending on where you ...
Jun 20, 2019
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When it comes to having a baby, that bundle of joy may bring an unexpected price tag that can affect parents' future health care choices.
Mar 5, 2019
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(HealthDay)—A new bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would repeal the federal law essentially banning construction of physician-owned hospitals and making it difficult for these facilities to grow, according ...
May 28, 2017
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If you don't have health insurance, or your insurance coverage still leaves you with big bills, hospitals are supposed to let you know if you qualify for free or reduced-price care, and to charge you fairly even if you don't.
Oct 28, 2015
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President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill giving doctors temporary relief from a flawed Medicare payment formula that threatened them with a 24 percent cut in their fees.
Apr 2, 2014
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Women giving birth in California can face a huge cost difference in their hospital bills, according to a new UC San Francisco study.
Jan 16, 2014
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Massachusetts' healthcare reform didn't result in substantially more hospital use or higher costs, according to data presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions ...
May 16, 2013
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