Medical Costs Alerts
Feds Settle Huge Whistleblower Suit Over Medicare Advantage Fraud
By Fred Schulte, KHN News. One of the nation’s largest dialysis providers will pay $270 million to settle a whistleblower’s allegation that it helped Medicare Advantage insurance plans cheat the government for several years. The settlement… Read More
Medical Debt Can Impact Your Credit Score
by Gerri Detweiler, Credit.com. Medical costs are on the rise, and insurance companies are refusing to foot the bills. Millions of people have chronic conditions or medical emergencies that lead to multiple office visits with...
Medical Center Owners Allegedly Double Billed Insurers, Altered Patient Records
By Ayla Ellison, Becker’s Hospital Review. Four people have been charged in an $80 million Medicare fraud scheme that involved providing unnecessary medical treatment to patients, according to the Mid Hudson Valley Patch. According to… Read More
Your Insurance May Not Cover ER Doctors or Anesthesiologists
By Jodie Tillman, the Tampa Bay Times. Even with an in-network hospital, insurance may not cover ER physicians When her husband, Charles, showed signs of heart trouble in January, Donna Baker didn’t hesitate to drive him… Read More
The Chargemaster and the $100 Aspirin
By Abraham Aboraya, the Orlando Business Journal. Osceola Regional Medical Center in Kissimmee is the 28th most expensive hospital in the U.S., according to new research. The most expensive hospital in Central Florida isn’t just… Read More
Getting Robbed at the Hospital
By Amanda Buchanan – The Motley Fool. High hospital costs seem to be a fact of life that most Americans have reluctantly come to accept. What most people don’t realize, however, is that not all...
Medicare Fraud and Scams
From information provided by HHS Office of Inspector General. Help stop the abuse and get rewarded for your efforts. Over 44 million Americans are enrolled in Medicare. All are at risk of being unwitting accomplices —...
That CT scan costs how much?
Consumer Reports magazine. Health-care prices are all over the map, even within your plan’s network. If gas stations worked like health care, you wouldn’t find out until the pump switched off whether you paid...
Patients’ Costs Skyrocket; Specialists’ Incomes Soar
By Elisabeth Rosenthal, The New York Times. CONWAY, Ark. – Kim Little had not thought much about the tiny white spot on the side of her cheek until a physician’s assistant at her dermatologist’s office… Read More