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MEDICAL BILLING NEWS
Keep abreast of news and information on medical billing and its impact on patients and consumers.
2024, December
- U.S. Department of Justice
- USA Today
Many people in the U.S. face unexpected medical bills, especially after an emergency situation. That's why the federal No Surprises Act was enacted: to provide protections against these surprise bills and to reduce healthcare costs.
- U.S. Department of Labor
- Denver Gazette
Although both had high-deductible plans, one received a $1,800 bill while the other was charged $21
- Denver 7
For the past four years, federal rules have required hospitals to post their prices for everything from a surgical procedure to Band-Aids. But a new report shows many hospitals in Georgia are not doing that.
- GBP
A former Montana health department staffer who described himself as the lead author of legislation to scrutinize nonprofit hospitals’ charitable acts said new rules implementing the bill amounted to a hospital “wish list” and that the state needs to go back to the drawing board.
- KFF health News
A mom in California has left people shocked after revealing the size of the medical bill she received following a relatively simple birth.
- UNILAD
Come January 1, CMS will begin enforcing new price transparency requirements for hospitals. Experts doubt that these regulations will do much to help patients shop for care, but they are optimistic that increasing the amount of publicly available pricing data will help tech companies develop tools that simplify pricing for patients.
- Med City News
Why is it so difficult to tell patients in advance how much their care is going to cost?
- Tennessean
- KTVN 2 News
A woman has taken to Reddit to share a shocking hospital bill for her mother who died earlier this year.
- UNILAD
Consumer protections exist, but it can take a lot of time, patience and determination to fight a health insurer, and not everyone prevails.
- Market Watch
Hospitals received billions of dollars in extra payments from insurers and government programs over a nine-year period by billing for higher-intensity care than what would be expected, according to a new study.
- AXIOS
While being bitten by a rattlesnake is bad enough, after seeking urgent medical attention, the guy in question was slapped with a hefty medical bill.
- UNILAD
After her daughter wouldn’t stop crying one evening, Maggi Wettstein took her to the ER. But as they waited, the toddler stopped crying and seemed fine, so they left without seeing a doctor. About eight months later, they got a bill for the visit.
- KFF Health News
Colorado hospitals got failing grades for compliance with the Colorado Hospital Discounted Care law, according to a new report. The law passed in 2021, and requires hospitals to tell patients about their rights and access to discounts.
- Public News Service / MSN
In a state as densely populated as New Jersey with many health care options, that domino effect would work only if all 70 hospitals posted all their prices uniformly. New Jersey hospitals say they have been following federal requirements on pricing. But a national advocacy group says only three of 32 hospitals it analyzed recently were fully compliant.
- northjersey.com
Recently, physicians and medical students of the American Medical Association (AMA) voted in favor of supporting standardized financial assistance policies and greater oversight of nonprofit hospitals.
- Lown Institute
Medical debt scam artists thrive on creating confusion and fear while trying to make themselves look as legitimate as possible.
- KTNV
Colorado hospitals got failing grades for compliance with the Colorado Hospital Discounted Care law, according to a new report.
- Colorado News Connection
Nearly half of North Carolinians have spotted errors on their medical bills. Try these strategies to get them fixed.
- Charlotte Ledger
One cancer patient’s fight to correct errors on her medical bills exemplifies frustrations shared by many.
- Charlotte Ledger
A broad coalition in New York is backing state legislation that would impose a first-in-the-nation cap on medical bills — aimed at hospitals that own or house outpatient clinics and charge higher rates than private practices.
- NY Post
After their younger son was bitten by a rattlesnake and ended up in the pediatric intensive care unit, a San Diego couple received a huge bill.
- California Healthline