Medical Costs Alerts
Patients Being Charged Thousands for Just Sitting in a Hospital ER Room
I read 1,182 emergency room bills this year. Here’s what I learned. By Sarah Kliff, for Vox. A $5,571 bill to sit in a waiting room, $238 eye drops, and a $60 ibuprofen tell the… Read More
Drug Makers Accused of Fixing Prices on Insulin
By Katie Thomas, The New York Times. A lawsuit filed Monday accused three makers of insulin of conspiring to drive up the prices of their lifesaving drugs, harming patients who were being asked to pay for… 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… 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… Read More
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… Read More
The 10 Most Expensive Cities In America For Healthcare
By Natalie Burg – Forbes. Sometimes answering one question leads to a landslide of new inquiries. That’s exactly what happened in June when Castlight Health released data showing wild variations in how much in-network...
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