5+ hour, 47+ min ago   (719+ words) The idea echoes a policy implemented during his first term, when Trump suggested that requiring hospitals to post their charges online could ease one of the most common gripes about the health care system " the lack of upfront prices. To…...

7+ hour, 47+ min ago   (158+ words) Some medical procedures and treatments require prior authorization from your health insurance company, meaning you'll need pre-approval before you can receive care. This episode, health care reporter Sarah Boden shares tips on making the prior authorization process as smooth as…...

7+ hour, 47+ min ago   (158+ words) Some medical procedures and treatments require prior authorization from your health insurance company, meaning you'll need pre-approval before you can receive care. This episode, health care reporter Sarah Boden shares tips on making the prior authorization process as smooth as…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (80+ words) Are you on a high-deductible health plan? What do you wish you knew?NPR Are you on a high-deductible health plan? What do you wish you knew? The sudden spike in costs for people who buy their health care on…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (939+ words) Medicare Advantage health plans are blasting a government proposal this week that would keep their reimbursement rates flat next year while making other payment changes. But some health policy experts say the plan could help reduce billions of dollars in…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (326+ words) Every January, drug companies typically raise prices for hundreds of brand-name drugs, but over the last few years, the Trump and Biden administrations have tried to rein in high drug prices. NPR pharmaceuticals correspondent Sydney Lupkin is here with more....

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (354+ words) Every January, pharmaceutical companies increase the prices of hundreds of drugs. This year'there's a disconnect between the deals with the Trump administration on some drug prices versus others. Every January, drug companies typically raise prices for hundreds of brand-name drugs,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (47+ words) A free program erased medical debt for millions of North Carolina residents'NPR A free program erased medical debt for millions of North Carolina residents In North Carolina, 2.5 million people had their medical debt forgiven thanks to a special program that…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (836+ words) When he stops to think about it, Mathew says, his situation feels kind of ridiculous. "I find myself in the middle of some sort of rom-com plot," he says. "For me to be able to see my doctor to tend…...

1+ mon, 17+ hour ago   (452+ words) NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Jamie Israel, a therapist and one of more than 20 million people seeing drastically increased health insurance costs after the non-renewal of federal ACA subsidies. For more than 20 million Americans, January 1 brought way more expensive health…...