A Progress Check on Hospital Price Transparency
Hospitals are facing mixed reviews regarding their efforts to comply with a federal requirement that they post information about prices related to nearly every health care service they provide.
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ERs Error Lands a 4-Year-Old in Collections (For Care He Didnt Receive)
A Florida woman tried to dispute an emergency room bill, but the hospital and collection agency refused to talk to her because it was her childs name on the bill, not hers.
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Congressman Seeks to Plug Shocking Loophole Exposed by KHN Investigation
A federal lawmaker has introduced a House bill that would close one of a laundry list of oversight gaps revealed in a recent KHN investigation of the system regulators use to ban fraudsters from billing government health programs, including Medicare and Medicaid.
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Banning Noncompete Contracts for Medical Staff Riles Hospitals
Its about the money on both sides as arguments swirl about patient safety, rising prices, and paying back on-the-job training.
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KHN Impact
Legal Questions, Inquiries Intensify Around Noble Healths Rural Missouri Hospital Closures
A year after private equity-backed Noble Health shuttered two rural Missouri hospitals, a slew of lawsuits and state and federal investigations grind forward. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey recently confirmed an ongoing investigation as former employees continue to go unpaid and cope with unpaid medical claims.
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End of Covid Emergency Will Usher in Changes Across the US Health System
The May 11 expiration of the federal governments pandemic emergency declaration will affect patient care across a broad range of settings, including telemedicine, hospitals, and nursing homes.
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Temp Nurses Cost Hospitals Big During Pandemic. Lawmakers Are Now Mulling Limits.
Missouri is considering making it a felony to jack up temporary health care staffing prices during a statewide or national emergency. Its one of at least 14 states looking to reel in travel nurse costs, after many hospitals struggled to pay for needed staffers earlier in the covid pandemic.
Wrestling With a Giant: How to Dispute a Hospital Bill
Season 9, Episode 3One listener tried to dispute a $1,300 facility fee with the treating hospital, his insurer, a bill-mediation service provided by his employer, and finally a debt collector. He didnt win, but he learned valuable lessons about advocating for hospital discounts.
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Watch: Emergency Room Turns Simple Injury Into a Big Bill
This installment of InvestigateTV and KHNs Costly Care series looks at the case of a New Orleans woman whose thumb injury saddled her with a big ER bill for a tetanus shot and some minor care.
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Covid Aid Papered Over Colorado Hospitals Financial Shortcomings
Financial pitfalls at the nations highest-elevation hospital serve as a cautionary tale as rural hospitals emerge from the pandemic on shaky ground.
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Biden Administration Urged to Take More Aggressive Steps to Relieve Medical Debt
Consumer and patient advocates push for new federal rules to protect Americans from debt collectors and force hospitals to make financial assistance more accessible.
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Struggling to Survive, the First Rural Hospitals Line Up for New Federal Lifeline
Hospitals in New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma are among the first to apply for a new rural hospital payment model that shifts the focus of services away from overnight stays to outpatient and emergency care. Still, experts say the law needs to be amended to provide the right mix of care for rural communities.
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Information Blackout Shrouds New Reports of Deaths, Injuries, and Abuse at Montana State Hospital
Patient injuries, abuse, and neglect have continued at the Montana State Hospital since the state-run psychiatric facility lost its federal certification due to preventable patient deaths. But state officials wont release details, citing laws making those reports confidential.
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Surprise-Billing Law Loophole: When Out of Network Doesnt Quite Mean Out of Network
Billing experts and lawmakers are playing catch-up as providers find ways to get around new surprise-billing laws, leaving patients like Danielle Laskey of Washington state with big bills for emergency care.
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Readers and Tweeters Urgently Plea for a Proper ‘Role’ Call in the ER
KHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
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California Requires Hospitals to Turn to a Patient’s Next of Kin, Closing a Longtime Loophole
A state law establishes a list of representatives who can make medical decisions for patients unable to convey their wishes. California is late to making the change; 45 other states and the District of Columbia already have next-of-kin laws.
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Your Money or Your Life: Patient on $50,000-a-Week Cancer Drug Fears Leaving Behind Huge Medical Debt
When Medicare stops paying for a pricey drug that prolongs life, an Ohio man considers giving up treatment to spare his family enormous debt.
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Montanas Tax-Exempt Hospitals Oppose Increased Oversight by State Officials
As Montana officials seek to make nonprofit hospitals prove the benefits they provide the community justify their tax exemptions, industry leaders propose their own changes which state officials say would further limit the states authority.
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Doctors Are Disappearing From Emergency Rooms as Hospitals Look to Cut Costs
As a money-saving strategy, emergency rooms are turning to nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other staffers who earn far less than physicians.
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A Baby Spent 36 Days in an In-Network NICU. Why Did the Hospital Next Door Send a Bill?
A baby spent more than a month in a Chicago NICU. A big bill revealed she was treated by out-of-network doctors from the childrens hospital next door. Her parents were charged despite a state law protecting patients from such out-of-network billing and sent to collections when they didnt pay up.
By Harris Meyer