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Why hospitals are asking insured patients to pay before getting care
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (1298+ words) Getting an expensive medical bill can be overwhelming, but negotiating with your doctor doesn’t have to be. Here are a few easy ways to see if you can get your medical bills lowered, even if you don’t have insurance. Thomas…...
Texas Health Resources is changing its top leadership and a new first is coming
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (278+ words) Texas Health Resources announced a leadership change that will bring a historic first for the system with 29 hospitals across 16 counties. A woman will become Chief Executive Officer. Current CEO Barclay Berdan will retire this fall, bringing an end to four…...
Many Obamacare enrollees are settling for the cheapest plans. Here's why that could be risky.
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (946+ words) An insurance agency advertising Affordable Care Act open enrollment in Miami in November. Kate Bivona and her husband don’t know what they would do if either gets seriously sick or injured. Until recently, that wasn’t the case. But beginning in…...
Final day to select ACA health plans in Texas
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (320+ words) Thursday was the final day to select an Affordable Care Act health insurance plan across much of the country, as the expiration of federal subsidies drives up health costs and lawmakers remain locked in a debate over how to address…...
‘It’s only gotten worse’: As ACA premiums are set to climb, some Americans opt to go uninsured
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (1056+ words) Ginny Murray says she and her husband, Chaz, are out of options for health insurance. In January, their premiums are expected to rise higher than they’ve ever gone up before, putting the cost out of reach. The Arkansas couple plan…...
Looming health insurance spikes for millions are at the heart of the government shutdown
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (701+ words) The U.S. government shut down Wednesday, with Democratic lawmakers insisting that any deal address their health care demands and Republicans saying those negotiations can happen after the government is funded. Democrats have demanded that the subsidies, first put in place in…...
Overbilling at women's health care group padded profits while costing patients, doctor says
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (1305+ words) When seven expectant mothers in Palm Beach County had their babies delivered by midwives at Florida Woman Care, one of the largest female health care operations in the state, the cost should have been at least 20% less than what physicians…...
Millions face skyrocketing health insurance costs unless Congress extends subsidies
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (1094+ words) There's bipartisan support in Congress for extending tax credits that have made health insurance more affordable for millions of people since the COVID-19 pandemic. But the credits are in danger of expiring as Republicans and Democrats clash over how to…...
How to fight back when your insurance says ‘no’ to prior authorization
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (1167+ words) When Sally Nix found out that her health insurance company wouldn’t pay for an expensive, doctor-recommended treatment to ease her neurological pain, she prepared for battle. It took years, a chain of conflicting decisions, and a health insurer switch before…...
Medicare Part D premiums are likely to go up next year. Here's why.
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (1265+ words) Medicare enrollees who buy the optional Part D drug benefit may see substantial premium price hikes — potentially up to $50 a month — when they shop for next year’s coverage. Such drug plans are used by millions of people who enroll in…...