He Returned to the US for His Daughter’s Wedding. He Left With a $42,000 Hospital Bill
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for KFF Health News) Last June, Jay Comfort flew to the United States from his home
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Health Care Finance
6 limitations with payers’ price transparency data, per Elevance Health researchers
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Payers have been required to post pricing information online for covered items
Read MoreCommercial payers expect to pay $1.1B this year on member rebates
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Payers are expecting to issue a total of about $1.1 billion in
Read MoreNew Alzheimer’s Drugs Spark Hope for Patients and Cost Concerns for Medicare
(By Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published May 18, 2023) The FDA’s accelerated approval of Aduhelm
Read MorePBMs, the Brokers Who Control Drug Prices, Finally Get Washington’s Attention
(By Arthur Allen for KFF Health News) For two decades, patients and physicians eagerly awaited a lower-cost version of the
Read MoreStandardized Plans in the Health Care Marketplace: Changing Requirements
(By Karen Pollitz, Justin Lo, and Rayna Wallace for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: May 08, 2023) For the 2023 coverage
Read More‘Patients are not hot potatoes’: How the fight over dialysis coverage is putting kidney failure patients at risk
(By Carrie Arnold for ST A T) As soon as she heard the Supreme Court decision, LaVarne Burton began to
Read MoreBiden Administration Issues New Warning About Medical Credit Cards
(By Noam N. Levey for KFF Health News) The Biden administration on Thursday cautioned Americans about the growing risks of
Read MorePennsylvania bans out-of-pocket costs for breast cancer screenings, genetic testing
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signed legislation May 1 that will require all
Read MoreMore enrollees choosing higher-premium Medicare Advantage, Part D plans
(Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The average premium cost for Medicare Advantage plans sold on eHealth increased from
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