MEDICAL BILLING NEWS
Keep abreast of news and information on medical billing and its impact on patients and consumers.
Archive November, 2023
As complaints rise about the operations of some anesthesia providers, federal officials are starting to take action to rein in their practices.
- San Antonio Express-News
The suit against Sky Lakes Medical Center in Klamath Falls comes despite recent protections in Oregon to ensure poor patients access charity care
- The Lund Report
Galesburg Cottage Hospital closed in January 2022, and the building is now owned by OSF HealthCare. But people have been getting years-old bills in the mail from Cottage that are postmarked in Michigan.
- Tri States Public Radio
One policy expert said the state's Health Policy Commission needs more power to keep costs in check
- Worcester Telegram & Gazette
- WDIV Detroit
Reesha Ahmed of Venus, Texas, was billed nearly $2,400 for standard blood tests following her first prenatal checkup. The lab that did the bloodwork was inside a hospital, where such tests often cost much more than at a doctor’s office.
- KFF News
Massachusetts needs a sustainable way to pay for emergency medical services
- Boston Globe
A new report found that 15% of the complaints the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received last year were about debt collectors trying to settle an allegedly unpaid medical bill.
- PYMNTS
Illinois is one of a handful of states that does have protection for surprise ambulance billing, but the scope is limited
- NBC 5 Chicago
High-income Americans also almost as likely to defer healthcare over cost as people with low or average incomes in other countries
- The Gurardian
- WSFB
How a minor bike accident and a few stitches turned into thousands of dollars in medical bills and a months-long quest for a straight answer from somebody—anybody.
- The Daily Beast
- KFF Health News
Minnesota hospitals must check patients’ financial assistance eligibility prior to sending debts to collections, as a part of a multi-year push around charity care oversight.
- Healthcare Dive
A crisis of confusion is making health care more expensive for many Americans.
- Vox
Fifty percent of all privately insured ambulance rides will result in unexpected charges
- WUSA-9
The share of American consumers with medical debt on their credit reports has declined dramatically over the past year as major credit rating agencies removed small unpaid bills and debts that were less than a year old, according to an analysis published Thursday from the nonprofit Urban Institute.
- KFF Health News