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Health Care cost December 20, 2024

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

This article by Harris Meyer first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Harris Meyer December 19, 2024 Tom Contos is an avid runner. When he started experiencing rectal…

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…

Health Care December 21, 2022

The Case of the Two Grace Elliotts: A Medical Billing Mystery

This article by Mark Kreidler was first published in Kaiser Health News and on NPR, republished with permission. Mark Kreidler December 21, 2022 Earlier this year, Grace Elizabeth Elliott got…

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Health Care cost November 20, 2022

Baby, That Bill Is High: Private Equity ‘Gambit’ Squeezes Excessive ER Charges From Routine Births

This article by Rae Ellen Bichell first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission Rae Ellen Bichell October 13, 2022 Elizabeth Huffner thinks it is obvious: A full-term, healthy…

Health Care cost November 17, 2022

How Banks and Private Equity Cash In When Patients Can’t Pay Their Medical Bills

[This article by Noam N. Levey and Aneri Pattani first appeared in Kaiser Health News and on NPR, republished with permission] Noam N. Levey and Aneri Pattani November 17, 2022…

Health Care cost October 31, 2022

Opinion: 64-year-old great-grandmother fears homelessness due to medical bills

[This opinion article is by Debbie Corkill, a resident of Dallas, Georgia originally from Cobb County] I’m a 64-year-old great-grandmother, and I am pure Georgia. I was born in Marietta,…

Health Care October 19, 2022

Kids’ Mental Health Care Leaves Parents in Debt and in the Shadows

This article and podcast by Yuki Noguchi was first published by NPR and by Kaiser Health News as part of their series “Diagnosis: Debt” Yuki Noguchi, NPR News October 19,…

Health Care October 18, 2022

The Ambulance Chased One Patient Into Collections

This article by Bram Sable first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission Bram Sable-Smith July 27, 2022 In retrospect, Peggy Dula said, she shouldn’t have taken the ambulance….

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