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Biden Administration Issues New Warning About Medical Credit Cards

May 4, 2023May 4, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Medical Credit Cards, Medical debt

(By Noam N. Levey for KFF Health News) The Biden administration on Thursday cautioned Americans about the growing risks of

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AHA: High deductible, short-term plans are driving medical debt

March 22, 2023March 22, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments High Deductible, Medical debt, Short-term plans

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Inadequate insurance coverage is one of the main causes of medical debt, American

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Biden Administration Urged to Take More Aggressive Steps to Relieve Medical Debt

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Consumer Credit Reports, IRS, Medical debt

(By Noam N. Levey for Kaiser Health News) Dozens of advocates for patients and consumers, citing widespread harm caused by

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A ‘medical cost-sharing’ plan left this minister to pay most of his $160,000 bill

January 10, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Medical Cost Sharing plans, Medical debt

(By Bram Sable-Smith for NPR) Kareen King calls it “the ultimate paradox”: The hospital that saved her husband Jeff’s heart

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Get care now, pay later?: Health care sees a surge in financing platforms for patients

January 3, 2023January 3, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Financing platforms for patients, Health care costs, Medical debt

(By Katie Palmer for STAT) As inflation-weary shoppers try to make ends meet, many are turning to a modern twist

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KHN-NPR’s ‘Bill of the Month’ at 5: A Treasury of Solutions for Confounding Medical Bills

December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 Arlene Sharp 0 Comments Health Insurance, Medical debt

A crowdsourced investigation by KHN and NPR published on December 23, 2022 In 2022, readers shared more than 1,000 personal stories of

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What Germany’s Coal Miners Can Teach America About Medical Debt

December 14, 2022December 14, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Germany's Health Care system, Medical debt, West Virginia

(By Noam N. Levey for Kaiser Health News) PÜTTLINGEN, Germany — Almost every day, Dr. Eckart Rolshoven sees the long

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6 things to know about the 1st year of the No Surprises Act

December 7, 2022December 7, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Emergency care, No Surprises Act, Out-of-network charges, Surprise health care bills

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The No Surprises Act, which protects consumers from out-of-network charges for emergency care

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How Banks and Private Equity Cash In When Patients Can’t Pay Their Medical Bills

November 17, 2022November 17, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Medical debt, Private Equity firms

(By Noam N. Levey and Aneri Pattani for Kaiser Health News) Patients at North Carolina-based Atrium Health get what looks

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Health Care Finance Medical Debt Uninsured/Underinsured 

Hospital Charity Care: How It Works and Why It Matters

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Hospital Charity Care, Medical debt, Underinsured, Uninsured

(By Zachary Levinson, Scott Hulver, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published November 3, 2022) About four in ten

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