By Lisa Zamosky, Special to the Los Angeles Times. Our 7-year-old daughter awoke screaming and could not be comforted or touched. We took her to the emergency room. Now our insurance company is denying the...
By Reese Baker & Associates. The opening of health plan enrollment plan under the Affordable Care Act has many Americans over the age of 65 thinking of and planning for their medical expenses and procedures for...
What to Do About Unpaid Medical Bills. By Latoya Irby, The Balance. Medical bills were the cause of 62 percent of bankruptcies in 2007, according to a study by the American Journal of Medicine. Even more alarming, 80...
That Drug Expiration Date May Be More Myth Than Fact. By Marshall Allen, ProPublica. The box of prescription drugs had been forgotten in a back closet of a retail pharmacy for so long that some...
By CHRISTINA LAMONTAGNE, Nerdwallet. The high price of healthcare affects all of us. In fact, one recent study found that medical bills are the leading cause of personal bankruptcy. Insured Americans struggle with high deductibles, relentless...
Do Medical Bills Really Devastate America’s Families? By Kimberley Amadeo, The Balance. Medical bills were the biggest cause of U.S. bankruptcies, according to a CNBC report. It estimated that 2 million people were adversely affected. A popular Facebook meme...
By Jeffrey Rice, M.D. for Consumer Reports Magazine. How to avoid unwelcome surprises 1. Understand your health insurance. OK, it’s not a fun read, but it pays to familiarize yourself with the rules and cost-sharing...
Source: NPR and Kaiser Health News. A 2011 GAO report that sampled data from a handful of states suggests that, even before Obamacare, patients got the claim denial overturned 39 to 59 percent of the...
Taking the appeals path. If you wish to appeal a denied claim under original medicare – Return your medicare summary Notice – which shows any denied claims- to the appeal, write “Please review,” sign the...
Do you believe that your medical bill is wrong, that you have been charged or overcharged for things you shouldn’t have been? FREE help is available to any Floridian who is the victim of fraudulent medical billing, including medical charges...