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MEDICAL BILLING NEWS
Keep abreast of news and information on medical billing and its impact on patients and consumers.
Archive - 2024, May
- NPR / KFF Health News
- News 5 Cleveland
- CT Mirror
9NEWS Investigates sent the details to three medical billing experts. All three agreed the bill was absurd.
- 9 News
Over 50 % of all debt sitting with third-party collection agencies is medical debt. Channel 2 consumer adviser Clark Howard said in many cases that debt could have been forgiven by the provider.
- WSB-TV
A Mesa man told On Your Side that he never visited a Laveen hospital after getting a bill for about $2,000.
- Arizona's Family
- Daily Breeze
We know a lot of you are paying more for your medical bills with added ‘facility fees’. Some see hundreds of dollars in charges above your co-pay. Investigator Amy Davis talked to experts about these fees and what you can do about it.
- Click 2 Houston
- Marketplace / KFF News
To avoid chasing after unpaid medical bills, which can be both challenging and costly, some hospitals are now choosing to bill their patients in advance, Melanie Evans reports for the Wall Street Journal.
- Advisory Board / Wall Street Journal
Bernie Sanders just introduced legislation to wipe a stunning $220 billion in medical debt held by Americans across the country.
- Yahoo Finance
Medical debt is as much a hallmark of having children as long nights and dirty diapers.
- NPR / KFF News
- WGLT
When a Valley woman received a call from someone telling her she owed them money for a past due hospital bill, she wasn’t sure if it was real or not. The caller had enough information, but the woman said there were red flags that made her skeptical. She reached out to the Let ABC15 Know Team to verify if the so-called bill collector was legit.
- ABC 15
A Charleston County woman says she was frustrated by multiple hospital bills she’s received for services she never received.
- WCSC
The House of Representatives passed a bill that would prevent Connecticut residents’ medical debts from being reported to credit agencies.
- Connecticut Inside Investigator
The fee can range from a couple bucks to one thousand dollars. All but one local hospital would not disclose how or why they charge these fees.
- NBC 5 Chicago
KPRC 2 Investigates ‘facility fees’ and what to look for on your medical bills
- KPRC 2
When he arranged to undergo top surgery, Cass Smith-Collins of Las Vegas selected a surgeon touted as an early developer of the procedure who does not contract with insurance. "I had one shot to get the chest that I should have been born with, and I wasn't going to chance it to someone who was not an expert at his craft," he says.
- NPR
People living in the South continue to be most likely to have medical bills on their reports
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
A bill that would place more oversight on the budgets and bills of Delaware's hospitals passed the Delaware House following a lengthy, and at times heated, debate.
- WDEL
Ohio lawmakers want to hold hospitals more accountable when it comes to pricing.
- NBC 4