MEDICAL BILLING NEWS
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A bill to make hospitals publish the actual prices of their services passed the Ohio House in June with strong bipartisan support, but advocates say the Senate version has 'gutted' it
- The Columbus Dispatch
Minnesota lawmaker wants to ban the practice of selling medical debt and incentivizing collectors to aggressively pursue patients.
- Star Tribune
- The Hill
The legislation would give patients more time to repay medical debt and shield their income from forced collections.
- KARE 11
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In Colorado, hospitals often confuse people by suing patients for unpaid medical bills under the name of some other entity.
- 9 News
Illinoisans may soon be able to keep their medical debt off their credit report.
- WGEM
A little-known data firm helps health insurers make more when less of an out-of-network claim gets paid. Patients can be on the hook for the difference.
- New York Times
One year after Colorado legislators tried to find out how often certain hospital systems sue patients, 9NEWS found they (and you) still don't know.
- 9 News
Previously, some doctors had to divide bills by 10 and submit 10 claims to get costs covered.
- Ars Technica
- BuzzFeed
Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, told KFF Health News that “everywhere we travel, we hear about individuals who are just trying to get by when it comes to medical bills.”
- KFF Health News
- KFF Health News
More patients are seeing extra “facility fee” charges on their medical bills
- U.S. PIRG Education Fund
Emergency medical service providers, health care advocates and patients want to end balance billing, but the path is riddled with complications.
- Westword
Ambulance service might be one of the most basic and important parts of the health-care system, but it’s also a financial mess in New Hampshire, both for patients and private companies.
- Concord Monitor