A personal story of fighting the villains of the healthcare “non-system” By Jeff Cohen, Medium, May 21, 2021. As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on throughout the US and the world at large, doctors, nurses, and… Read More...
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Even with health insurance, you can still end up with medical bills from medical expenses that weren’t covered by insurance. If you don’t pay medical bills when they are due, they can end up going...
More than 27 million Americans lack any health insurance—58% of low-income working adults, 44% of young adults, and 35% of Latinx adults. In addition, almost 50% of nonelderly adults have insurance that requires high deductibles...
I’ve come across some astounding charges investigating how emergency rooms bill patients. A woman in California fell off her bike and now faces a $20,243 bill. A patient in New Jersey never got past the...
Want to get care from an out-of-network doctor, clinic, or hospital? You might pay a lot more than you would if you stayed in-network. In fact, with HMOs and EPOs, your health insurance might not...
Balance billing happens after you’ve paid your deductible, coinsurance or copayment and your insurance company has also paid everything it’s obligated to pay toward your medical bill. If there is still a balance owed on that bill...
Stephanie Peirolo had an excellent health plan, so when her 16-year-old son sustained a traumatic brain injury, she thought his claims would be covered. She was dead wrong. “There is a particular cruelty to having… Read More
You recently had a medical procedure, but now your insurance won’t pay for it. If that’s what you are facing, you’re likely frustrated and upset. But don’t panic. You may be able to get your plan to reverse...
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 visit, saying that it wasn’t medically necessary for her...
What to Do About Unpaid Medical Bills. Medical bills were the cause of 62 percent of bankruptcies in 2017, according to a study by the American Journal of Medicine. Even more alarming, 80 percent of...