Peggy Dula was driving two of her siblings on an unfamiliar road in Illinois when she pulled into an intersection and crashed into a truck. All three were taken to a nearby hospital, and though Peggy was the least injured, her ambulance bill was almost three times her...
Terri Logan practices music with daughter Amari Johnson at their home in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Logan’s newfound freedom from medical debt is reviving a long-dormant dream to sing on stage. (JUAN DIEGO REYES FOR KHN AND NPR) Soon after giving birth to a daughter...
Congress should crack down on Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors that sometimes deny patients vital medical care while overcharging the government billions of dollars every year, government watchdogs told a House panel Tuesday. Witnesses sharply criticized...
Consumers, employers, and just about everyone else interested in health care prices will soon get an unprecedented look at what insurers pay for care, perhaps helping answer a question that has long dogged those who buy insurance: Are we getting the best deal we can?...
RALEIGH, N.C. — When Erin Williams-Reavis faced a $3,500 surgery bill, the hospital offered to let her pay in $300 monthly installments. It was too much, said Williams-Reavis, 44, who lives in Greensboro, about an hour west of the state capital. Her hours as a...
Advize Health has been a proud partner of Dollar For, a non-profit that helps people find and apply for medical debt relief. Early last year Advize’s favorite intern ever (who was promoted several times before leaving the nest) sent me a TikTok of Jared Walker. She...
Risk adjustment is a newer payment methodology that is designed to allow for a proactive approach to managing healthcare. It does not seek to audit against current claims or encounters. It is a yearly collection of diagnosis codes to accurately build a total RAF (Risk...
Americans keep hearing that it is important to test frequently for covid-19 at home. But just try to find an “at-home” rapid covid test in a store and at a price that makes frequent tests affordable. Testing, as well as mask-wearing, is an important measure if the...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s sweeping new program to buy Rx drugs for its nearly 14 million Medicaid patients has alarmed health clinics that say they will lose money and have to cut services. Gov. Gavin Newsom acknowledged Monday that some clinics, which serve...
Anthem Blue Cross, the country’s second-biggest health insurance company, is behind on billions of dollars in payments owed to hospitals and doctors because of onerous new reimbursement rules, computer problems and mishandled claims, say hospital officials in multiple...
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