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Insured But Still In Debt: 5 Jobs Pulling In $100K A Year No Match For Medical Bills
An Arizona couple played by the rules and bought employer-provided health insurance. But after they had a baby this year, their out-of-pocket hospital costs and doctors’ bills climbed to more than $12,000 — and medical debt now threatens their new family.
Up To A Third Of Knee Replacements Pack Pain And Regret
Many patients face lingering pain and disappointment after undergoing knee replacement surgery, which costs an average $31,000. And doctors are increasingly concerned that the procedure is overused and that its benefits have been oversold.
Year One Of KHN's 'Bill Of The Month': A Kaleidoscope Of Financial Challenges
A crowdsourced investigation in which we dissect, investigate and explain medical bills you send us. Here you can meet the patients we profiled in 2018. Listen to their medical billing stories. Learn about the policy issues. See how medical charges can be be fought or resolved. To be continued in 2019.
Refund On The Way To Latest ‘Bill Of The Month’ Patient
Ski buff Sarah Witter will get $6,358.26 back from her hospital and insurer after a careful review of her bill following the KHN-NPR story on her case.
‘Don’t Wash That Bird!’ And Other (Often Unheeded) Food Safety Advice
Washing poultry or meat before cooking it can do more harm than good — spreading pathogens that can be killed only in the cooking process. But the practice persists. Here’s what you need to know this holiday season.
Massachusetts Stroke Patient Receives 'Outrageous' $474,725 Medical Flight Bill
Short-Term Health Plans Hold Savings For Consumers, Profits For Brokers And Insurers
Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
5 Ways Nixing The Affordable Care Act Could Upend The Entire Health System
Judge Who Invalidated Obamacare Has Been A 'Go-To Judge' For Republicans, Critics Say
Why The U.S. Remains The World's Most Expensive Market For ‘Biologic’ Drugs
When Needs Arise, These Older Women Have One Another’s Backs
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Medicare Cuts Payments To Nursing Homes Whose Patients Keep Ending Up In Hospital
The incentive program to discourage nursing homes from discharging patients too quickly will also give bonuses to facilities with fewer rehospitalizations.
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