Medical Bills

Insurers Cover Fewer Drugs, Leaving Some Patients Struggling To Get Needed Treatments

By Sydney Lupkin, NPR Shots, Mar 16, 2020. It took years for Leslie Miller to find the prescription drug that worked for her. But in December, she got a letter from her insurer that the… Read More

There’s A Strong Chance You Are Paying For Expensive Medical Billing Mistakes

“There’s a reason you can’t understand your hospital bill. Nobody wants you to.” By Ann Brenoff, Huffpost, 05/17/2017 | Updated May 17, 2017. Medical bills are the gift that keeps on giving. Having lost my husband in...

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1 in 5 Patients Receive Surprise Bills After Elective Surgery

By Morgan Haefner, Becker’s Hospital Report, Feb.12, 2020. Studies have shown 1 in every 6 emergency room visits and inpatient hospital stays for patients with health insurance through their employer led to at least one out-of-network… Read More

What Happens When You Don’t Pay a Hospital Bill

As Americans sink under medical expenses, debt collectors go to great—and sometimes strange—lengths to collect. By OLGA KHAZAN, for The Atlantic. AUG 28, 2019. Updated at 9:10 a.m. ET on August 29, 2019. On March 8, 2011,… Read More