Trump Administration Seeks More Health Care Cost Details For Consumers
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Anyone who has tried to “shop” for hospital services knows one thing: It’s
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Legislative Update
Senate surprise-billing proposal features payment benchmark
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Senate health committee leaders have introduced a bipartisan legislative package that protects patients from surprise
Read More1 In 6 Insured Hospital Patients Get A Surprise Bill For Out-Of-Network Care
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) About 1 in 6 Americans were surprised by a medical bill after treatment
Read MoreSenators Agree Surprise Medical Bills Must Go. But How?
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) Two years, 16 hearings and one massive bipartisan package of legislation later, a
Read More‘Medicare for All’ hearing: 3 quick takeaways
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing June 12 on “Medicare
Read MoreSenators want to know if HHS money went to Chinese genomics firms
(By Damian Garde for STAT) Two Republican senators are asking whether the Department of Health and Human Services might have
Read MoreA Medigap long-term care benefit?
House Ways & Means Committee Chair Richard Neal (D-MA) is reviewing a plan to add limited long-term care benefit to
Read MoreThe Trump administration will end fetal tissue research by government scientists
(By Damian Garde for STAT) Government scientists will no longer conduct research using fetal tissue4, the Trump administration said Wednesday,
Read MoreHouse Committee Votes To Continue Ban On Genetically Modified Babies
(By Rob Stein for NPR) A congressional committee voted Tuesday to continue a federal ban on creating genetically modified babies
Read MoreMired In Medical Debt? Federal Plan Would Update Overdue-Bill Collection Methods
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Elham Mirshafiei was at the library cramming for final exams during her senior
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