Operating in the Red: Half of Rural Hospitals Lose Money, as Many Cut Services
(By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez for KFF Health News) In a little more than two years as CEO of a small
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Healthcare Costs
The state canceling $2B in medical debt
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Up to 1 million residents in Arizona may have their medical debt
Read MoreAmericans’ Challenges with Health Care Costs
(By Lunna Lopes, Alex Montero, Marley Presiado, and Liz Hamel for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Mar 01, 2024) For
Read MoreWith Medical Debt Burdening Millions, a Financial Regulator Steps In to Help
(By Noam N. Levey for KFF Health News) When President Barack Obama signed legislation in 2010 to create the Consumer
Read MoreWhy won’t Medicare deliver food to sick seniors, if it could get them healthy?
(By Nicholas Florko for ST A T) WASHINGTON – Some twelve percent of traditional Medicare beneficiaries have heart failure. Roughly
Read MoreWithout Medicare Part B’s Shield, Patient’s Family Owes $81,000 for a Single Air-Ambulance Flight
(By Tony Leys for KFF Health News) Debra Prichard was a retired factory worker who was careful with her money,
Read MoreWhat 3 recent studies found about Medicare Advantage
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Recent research on Medicare Advantage has uncovered differences in the types of
Read MoreCMS Issues Additional Guidance on Program to Allow People with Medicare to Pay Out-of-Pocket Prescription Drug Costs in Monthly Payments
(Source - www.cms.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the second part of draft guidance for the
Read MoreSingle payer still a tough sell in California
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) California legislators are putting a single-payer system back on the table, but
Read MoreHealth Care Costs Top the Public’s List of Financial Worries, and Those Who Are Struggling the Most Want to Hear Presidential Candidates Discuss Economic and Health Care Issues
(By Craig Palosky for The Kaiser Family Foundation published February 21, 2024) At a time when kitchen table economic problems
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