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There's an Expense in America That Can Feel Particularly Maddening. I Know an Easy Way to Lower It.
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (482+ words) From my work, I also knew that researchers and health care advocates are always telling patients to negotiate because hospitals would rather collect something than sell the debt for pennies on the dollar to collections agencies. My insurer paid more…...
Something Nefarious Is Quietly Taking Over Your Neighborhood Doctor's Office
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (774+ words) These firms focus mostly on specialty fields built on high-volume procedures and steady insurance payments, like dermatology, dentistry, and gastroenterology. In many of these deals, private equity firms that manage billions of dollars purchase medical practices whose name recognition doesn't…...
I Support My Husband's Plan to Get Plastic Surgery. But the Way He Plans to Pay for It Is Unacceptable.
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (216+ words) Good Job is Slate's advice column on work. Have a workplace problem big or small? Send it to Laura Helmuth and Doree Shafrir here. (It's anonymous!) How do I balance helping my husband solve this thing that's very important to…...
My Brother Needs a Certain Medication to Survive. I Think He Just Ruined His Only Way of Affording It.
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (357+ words) My 88-year-old brother recently came to live with me from the opposite coast because he needs more care than he was getting. He pretty much stopped taking care of business a while ago, and I am trying to get his…...