MEDICAL BILLING NEWS
Keep abreast of news and information on medical billing and its impact on patients and consumers.
2025, May
- Virginia Mercury
.- WYFF
Governor Glenn Youngkin is contemplating what to do with 92 bills on his desk. And one involves medical debt.
- WVTF
- Colorado House Democrats
As healthcare expenses grow, fintech startups look to boost the affordability — and profitability — of medical payments.
- PaymentsDive
A new bill making its way through the California legislature could change the way hospitals handle medical bills.
- KPBS
Under the proposal, large nonprofit hospitals exceeding a benchmark price for services could be penalized, even potentially losing their state tax-exempt status by 2029.
- WTHI
- First Aid kit
- KOLD
Large nonprofit hospital systems would be prohibited from raising prices for two years under an amendment approved by a Senate committee. The bill is meant to address health care costs in Indiana — but has faced harsh criticism from some lawmakers.
- WFYI
The House Health Committee on Wednesday effectively killed an effort to create a medical debt relief program. The committee replaced the debt relief provisions in House Bill 79 with language intended to get hospitals to do a better job of promoting their existing financial assistance and charity programs.
- Altoona Mirror
Legislation that would require Oklahoma hospitals to publicly post prices for roughly 300 services has advanced from a state House committee, overcoming the lobbying efforts of hospital officials who sought to kill the transparency measure.
- Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
A bill that would prohibit surprise billing for ambulance services was filed recently in the Alabama Legislature in hopes that it will, at minimum, serve as a negotiating tool to compel health insurance companies to expand their coverage for such services.
- Insurance Newsnet
- Portland Press Herald
Don’t be surprised if you get a bill for that note your doctor sent you through his clinic’s patient portal.
- US News
Doctors are raising fears that patients may be avoiding preventative colon cancer care because of hidden costs - even as the disease is surging among young adults.
- Daily Mail
Medical debt as a whole in the United States amounts to roughly $200 billion, which sounds overwhelming. So today, we're taking a practical approach to the topic because there's a well-kept secret about the astronomical dollar amounts you might see on your medical bills.
- KVNF
A new state law requiring all hospitals in Ohio to publicly list their service prices went into effect Thursday, marking a major shift in healthcare transparency.
- WTRF
- WBIW
This law will directly increase hospital price transparency and reduce the cost of healthcare in Ohio by standardizing all hospitals in Ohio and making their charges public.
- Ohio House of Representatives
- The Oregonian
A patient at a prominent medical group in Milwaukee has raised concerns over what she alleges is a "deceptive billing practice" following an unexpected charge after a recent appointment.
- WTMJ
Utah patients and health care advocates are celebrating after Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill last week banning surprise billing for ground ambulances — making Utah the 19th state to implement such protections.
- Fox 13
It’s a holy grail of health care: forcing the industry to reveal prices negotiated between health plans and hospitals — information that had long been treated as a trade secret - giving patients accurate health care prices.
- KFF Health News
Others may not be as fortunate because unusable data can still comply with state transparency law.
- Denver Post