Someone could steal your medical records and bill you for their care
(By Michelle Andrews for NPR) After HCA Healthcare announced this month that the personal identification data of roughly 11 million
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Health Insurance
California eliminating deductibles for some ACA plans
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) California will use an $82.5 million investment to eliminate deductibles and reduce
Read MoreEverything Old Is New Again? The Latest Round of Health Policy Proposals Reprises Existing Ideas
(By Julie Appleby for KFF Health News) Forget “repeal and replace,” an oft-repeated Republican rallying cry against the Affordable Care
Read MoreMedical Debt Is Making Americans Angry. Doctors and Hospitals Ignore This at Their Peril
(By Noam N. Levey for KFF Health News) For Emily Boller, it was a $5,000 hospital bill for a simple
Read MorePayer price transparency data has been available for a year. Is it lowering costs?
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Price transparency data is available, but several changes are needed to actually
Read MoreWait, What’s a PBM?
(By Dan Weissmann for KFF Health News) You might wonder, wait, what’s a PBM exactly? And also, why am I
Read MoreMore than 80% of physicians, nurses say payers are negatively affecting ability to practice: AHA survey
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) A majority of physicians and nurses say administrative policies from commercial payers
Read MoreACA risk adjustment payments are on the rise: CMS
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Total risk adjustment payments in individual and small group insurance plans increased
Read MoreHHS Announces Actions to Protect Consumers and Lower Health Care Costs
(Source - www.cms.gov/newsroom) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced actions to protect consumers from junk health
Read MorePrivately Insured People with Depression and Anxiety Face High Out-of-Pocket Costs
(By Hope Schwartz, Nirmita Panchal, Gary Claxton, and Cynthia Cox for The Kaiser Family Foundation published: Jun 23, 2023) Millions
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