Patients Are Turning To GoFundMe To Fill Health Insurance Gaps
(By Mark Zdechlik for NPR) Tammy Fox wanted to help, after a friend took ill with a rare and difficult-to-diagnose
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Health Care Finance
Insured, But Indebted: Couple Works 5 Jobs To Pay Off Medical Bills
(By JoNel Aleccia for NPR) Robert and Tiffany Cano of San Tan Valley, Ariz., have a new marriage, a new
Read MoreHealthcare accounted for bigger portion of 2018 DOJ false claims recoveries
(By Molly Gamble for Becker’s Hospital Review) Of the $2.8 billion the Department of Justice recovered from False Claims Act
Read MoreUp To A Third Of Knee Replacements Pack Pain And Regret
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) Danette Lake thought surgery would relieve the pain in her knees. The arthritis
Read MoreA number of large pharmaceutical companies are raising prescription drug prices again
After temporarily holding off on increases as a result of federal pressure, several dozen pharmaceutical companies are planning to raise their
Read MoreShort-Term Health Plans Hold Savings For Consumers, Profits For Brokers And Insurers
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Sure, they’re less expensive for consumers, but short-term health policies have another side:
Read MoreYear One Of KHN’s ‘Bill Of The Month’: A Kaleidoscope Of Financial Challenges
(Published by Kaiser Health News) In 2018, KHN and NPR launched “Bill of the Month,” a crowdsourced investigation in which we dissect,
Read MoreHealthcare as a zero-sum game: 7 key points
(By Scott Becker and Molly Gamble for Becker’s Hospital Review) This article sets out seven thoughts on healthcare systems. The
Read MoreWhy The U.S. Remains The World’s Most Expensive Market For ‘Biologic’ Drugs
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) Europeans have found the secret to making some of the world’s costliest
Read MoreMedicare a primary driver of growth in spending authority, appropriations
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) Entitlement programs like Medicare are the main reason spending authority and permanent appropriations
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