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Congressional Doctors Lead Bipartisan Revolt Over Policy on Surprise Medical Bills
The detente that allowed Congress to pass a law curbing surprise medical bills has disintegrated, with a bipartisan group of
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Compromise Is Coming — Maybe
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Read MoreSurprise-Billing Rule ‘Puts a Thumb on the Scale’ to Keep Arbitrated Costs in Check
Patients are months away from not having to worry about most surprise medical bills — those extra costs that can
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Health Agenda Still on Hold
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on Acast. Democrats on Capitol Hill missed their deadline to finish
Read MoreAt Urgent Care, He Got 5 Stitches and a Big Surprise: A Plastic Surgeon’s Bill for $1,040
It was a Sunday morning in late November when Bryan Keller hopped on a bike for a routine ride to
Read MoreReaders and Tweeters Connect the Dots on Topics From Vaccine Development to Long Covid
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Read MoreJournalists Tackle Delta Variant, Hospital Prices and Public Health Spending
Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber discussed the covid-19 delta variant on NPR’s “The 1A” on July 2. Click here to hear
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: 2020 in Review — It Wasn’t All COVID
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. COVID-19 was the dominant — but not the only —
Read MoreSurprise! Congress Takes Steps to Curb Unexpected Medical Bills
Most Americans tell pollsters they’re worried about being able to afford an unexpected medical bill. Late Monday, Congress passed a
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: All I Want for Christmas Is a COVID Relief Bill
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. Congress appears to be inching ever closer to agreement on
Read MorePromises Kept? On Health Care, Trump’s Claims of ‘Monumental Steps’ Don’t Add Up
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). When it comes to health care, President Donald Trump
Read MoreWith No Legal Guardrails for Patients, Ambulances Drive Surprise Medical Billing
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Read More‘An Arm and a Leg’: How to Fight Bogus Medical Bills Like a Bulldog
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Read MoreEver Heard of a Surgical Assistant? Meet a New Boost to Your Medical Bills
This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). Izzy Benasso was playing a casual
Read MoreCOVID Catch-22: They Got A Big ER Bill Because Hospitals Couldn’t Test For Virus
This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). Fresh off a Caribbean cruise in
Read MoreGhost Bill: UVA Siphons Couple’s Tax Refund To Pay 20-Year-Old Medical Debt
The notice from the Virginia tax department puzzled a Charlottesville couple last October. It said their state income tax refund
Read MoreEl Congreso dijo que los tests de COVID-19 debían ser gratuitos, pero ¿quién paga?
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Read MoreCongress Said COVID-19 Tests Should Be Free — But Who’s Paying?
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Read MoreTelehealth Will Be Free, No Copays, They Said. But Angry Patients Are Getting Billed.
This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). Karen Taylor had been coughing for
Read MoreIn Fine Print, HHS Appears To Ban All Surprise Billing During The Pandemic
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Read MoreAnalysis: He Got Tested For Coronavirus. Then Came The Flood Of Medical Bills.
By March 5, Andrew Cencini, a computer science professor at Vermont’s Bennington College, had been having bouts of fever, malaise
Read MoreCrushed By A Hospital Bill? Stand Up For Yourself
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Read MoreWe (Heart) Health Policy Poets
Who says health policy can’t be fun? Experts lit up Twitter in recent days with valentine messages about topics ranging
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Live from D.C. With Rep. Donna Shalala
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for the fiscal year that
Read MoreWhen Your Doctor Is Also A Lobbyist: Inside The War Over Surprise Medical Bills
This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). When Carol Pak-Teng, an emergency room
Read MoreOne Defensive Strategy Against Surprise Medical Bills: Set Your Own Terms
When Stacey Richter’s husband recently landed in a New Jersey emergency room, fearing a heart attack, she had an additional
Read MoreWomen Shouldn’t Get A Bill For An IUD … But Sometimes They Do
This story also ran on Vice. This story can be republished for free (details). After a few months on daily
Read MoreA Guide To Following The Health Debate In The 2020 Elections
About HealthBent KHN’s chief Washington correspondent, Julie Rovner, who has covered health care for more than 30 years, offers insight
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