June 2019 – Page 2 – medicarereport.org

Hospitals Earn Little From Suing For Unpaid Bills. For Patients, It Can Be ‘Ruinous’

(By Selena Simmons-Duffin for NPR) The Fredericksburg General District Court is a red-brick courthouse with Greek columns in a picturesque,

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Minneapolis-based North Memorial Health and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota signed

(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) “Medicare for All” — or single-payer health care — is a flagship issue

(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Anyone who has tried to “shop” for hospital services knows one thing: It’s

(By Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News) Ten residents slipped away from their retirement community one Sunday afternoon for a

(By Helen Branswell for STAT) New research on a frightening new superbug confirms what scientists have both suspected and feared: Some hospitalized

(By Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, And Anthony Damcio for Kaiser Family Foundation) The Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit has

(By Anne-Marie Kommers for Becker’s Hospital Review) Seventy-one percent of the public says they have heard of and know the

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) President Donald Trump plans to issue an executive order on healthcare price transparency

Medicare has a few restrictions on what it will pay for. So, to avoid unpleasant surprises, you should make sure