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Survey: 75% of provider organizations offer a cost estimate upon request, yet less than 25% of patients request one

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Patients and providers think differently when it comes to healthcare billing and payments,

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has delayed the effective date for certain technical changes to the Comprehensive

(By Patti Neighmond for NPR) Most of us suffer back pain at some point in our lives. In fact, it’s

(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) Aetna, one of the nation’s largest insurance companies, will remove a key barrier

In a recent study, researchers examined data from 18 previously published trails of tai chi for fall prevention and found

A new study has found state programs that require physicians to check drug registries before writing prescriptions for opioid pain

(By Molly Gamble for Becker’s Hospital Review) Patients seeing surgeons who elicit the greatest number of patient complaints are 14

Medicare fraud costs taxpayers more than $60 billion every year. What you should know and some tips for preventing, detecting

Along with a whistleblower, the U.S. Justice Department has joined the lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group Inc. that claims the insurer,

(By Ana B. Ibarra and Heidi DeMarco for Kaiser Health News) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Florence Marquez liked to describe herself