MEDICAL BILLING NEWS
Keep abreast of news and information on medical billing and its impact on patients and consumers.
Archives - May, 2023
Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) questioned witnesses during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing about health care pricing transparency earlier this month.
The VP of a medical billing company with clients who have all been suspended by the state of Arizona for suspected billing fraud tells his side of the story
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill into law that will require hospitals to provide an itemized bill when billing for medical services.
- Becker's Healthcare
Some businesses deserve sympathy when they land in bankruptcy. Then there’s Envision.
- Los Angeles Times
Like most health problems, ignoring medical debt until high health care costs land you in collections only makes it worse. Here's what to do.
- Philadelphia Inquirer
After emergency surgery, an American expatriate with Swiss insurance now carries the baggage of a five-figure bill.
- NPR / KFF Health News
If you get an unexpected message saying you owe money for medical services, think twice before you make a payment. BBB Scam Tracker has received reports about phony medical bills and collections departments.
Texas legislation that will increase medical billing transparency – by requiring hospitals to provide an itemized receipt to patients before sending their bill to collections – achieved final passage by the Senate on Tuesday.
- KXAN
A Tennessee family faced a potentially catastrophic situation when the father was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm, but the insurance company refused to pay for the surgery.
- CBS News
The month a patient is hospitalized can have a big effect on how high their bill will be, a study published May 5 in JAMA Health Forum found.
- Becker's Healthcare
They argue patient care is just too expensive -- and driving people into debt.
- WFTV
Patients being marketed 'specialty financial products' to cover medical costs may have better, cheaper options, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says
- MarketWatch
Local hospitals explain causes of sticker shock
- Chico Enterprise-Record
Many new parents are hit with an astronomical hospital bill after giving birth and are charged for things that can seem a bit unnecessary.
- YourTango
The state's hospital association opposes the plan, which it says would duplicate a federal requirement.
- Wisconsin Public Radio,
Hospitals in Wisconsin that don’t comply with federal price transparency regulations could be fined by state regulators under a new proposal from Republican lawmakers.
- Associated Press
Sponsors of a facility-fee bill say that as hospitals merge and acquire more sites to serve as outpatient clinics, facility fees are becoming more common. They can cause confusion and frustration for patients who don’t expect or understand the extra charge.
- Colorado Newsline
Mounting medical debt can be a crushing burden. Relief could soon be on the way, though, with North Carolina lawmakers’ latest attempt to fix the problem with the Medical Debt De-Weaponization Act.
- Fox 8 WGHP
Lynda Baquero reporting on how to deal with medical bills from overseas.
- WNBC
Millions of Americans could see their credit scores increase by 25 points on average after the major credit bureaus eliminated unpaid medical collections under $500 from their credit reports.
- Yahoo Finance
A new report calls out the risk found within the No Surprises Act, including the civil monetary penalties for each violation in which a patient receives a surprise medical bill.
- Health Leaders
A gap in the law leaves millions of insured Americans at risk of getting an unexpected ambulance bill.
- CBS News Texas