Even With Insurance, She Faced $227K In Medical Bills. What It Took To Get Answers.
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) The first surprise was the massive heart attack, which struck as Debbie Moehnke
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Health Care Finance
“Affordability boards” to review expensive drugs
To rein in prescription drug prices, several states are considering new “affordability boards” to review expensive drugs and if it
Read MoreBiosimilar approval and adoption in the U.S. needs to be expedited
(By Carlos Sattler and Sheila Frame for STAT) Generic versions of brand-name small-molecule drugs saved Americans more than $1 trillion between 1999
Read MoreCMS to revise fines on Medicare Advantage plans
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is proposing an update to how it calculates fines imposed on Medicare
Read MoreHealth Plans For State Employees Use Medicare’s Hammer On Hospital Bills
States. They’re just as perplexed as the rest of us over the ever-rising cost of health care premiums. Now some
Read MoreLow Medicaid reimbursement rates for nursing homes are hurting the quality of care
Long-term care experts told lawmakers at a recent Senate hearing that low Medicaid reimbursement rates for nursing homes are hurting
Read MoreMACPAC seeks more gradual phase in of Medicaid DSH cuts
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission’s March report to Congress recommends phasing in
Read MoreWhen medicines are unaffordable, here’s how patients cut costs
(By Megan Thielking for STAT) One in five U.S. adults prescribed medicines say they’ve asked their doctor for a cheaper
Read MoreEverything you need to know about health savings account
Millions of people meet the criteria to contribute to a health savings account; however, few take full advantage of the
Read MoreWalmart sees benefit of flying employees to top hospitals for care
(By Mackenzie Garrity for Becker’s Hospital Review) For the last six years, Walmart has been suggesting that its employees visit
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