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Health Care cost January 8, 2025

Biden Administration Bars Medical Debt From Credit Scores

This article by Noam N. Levey first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Noam N. Levey January 7, 2025 The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday issued…

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Americans’ rage at insurers goes beyond health coverage – the author of ‘Delay, Deny, Defend’ points to 3 reforms that could help

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What are pharmacy benefit managers? A health economist explains how lack of competition drives up drug prices for everyone

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Removing a Splinter? Treating a Wart? If a Doctor Does It, It Can Be Billed as Surgery

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A Toddler Got a Nasal Swab Test but Left Before Seeing a Doctor. The Bill was $445.

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Doctor’s bills often come with sticker shock for patients − but health insurance could be reinvented to provide costs upfront

Health Care cost January 8, 2023

Want a Clue on Health Care Costs in Advance? New Tools Take a Crack at It

This article by Julie Appleby was first published in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News January 3, 2023 Need medical treatment this year and want…

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Education January 17, 2025

Cobb County School District to opt out of HB 581 homestead exemption

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County School District is the latest local entity to announce its intention to opt out of the homestead exemption created by Georgia House Bill 581….

Climate January 17, 2025

Insurance for natural disasters is failing homeowners − I don’t have the answers, but I do know the right questions to ask

by Jay Feinman, Rutgers University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The wildfires that have devastated large parts of Los Angeles County have drawn fresh attention…

National January 17, 2025

Spending, regulations and DOGE: Office of Management and Budget director plays vital role helping government get stuff done

by Martha Coven, Princeton University and Bridget C.E. Dooling, The Ohio State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Office of Management and Budget sounds…

Education January 17, 2025

Cobb officials respond to Lindley Middle School shooting

By Rebecca Gaunt Several elected officials and community leaders have issued statements following Wednesday’s incident in which a student at Lindley Middle School in Mableton used a firearm on campus…

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Health Care cost

Biden Administration Bars Medical Debt From Credit Scores

Americans’ rage at insurers goes beyond health coverage – the author of ‘Delay, Deny, Defend’ points to 3 reforms that could help

What are pharmacy benefit managers? A health economist explains how lack of competition drives up drug prices for everyone

The moral dimension to America’s flawed health care system

He Went in for a Colonoscopy. The Hospital Charged $19,000 for Two.

5 of the most frustrating health insurer tactics and why they exist

Removing a Splinter? Treating a Wart? If a Doctor Does It, It Can Be Billed as Surgery

A Toddler Got a Nasal Swab Test but Left Before Seeing a Doctor. The Bill was $445.

Doctor’s bills often come with sticker shock for patients − but health insurance could be reinvented to provide costs upfront

Want a Clue on Health Care Costs in Advance? New Tools Take a Crack at It