Health Care Costs

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Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.), who are pushing a major legislative package to lower health costs, announced their favored solution to handle disputes about surprise medical bills. Those unexpected and often high charges patients face when they get care from a […]

use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). About 1 in 6 Americans were surprised by a medical bill after treatment in a hospital in 2017 despite having insurance, according to a study published Thursday. On average, 16% of inpatient stays and 18% of emergency visits left a patient with at least […]

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use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). President Donald Trump made a new promise if voters grant him a second term: “We will come up with the cures to many, many problems, to many, many diseases, including cancer.” Trump’s statement was part of his 2020 campaign kickoff in Orlando, Fla., on […]

This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). Anyone who has tried to “shop” for hospital services knows one thing: It’s hard to get prices. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order he said would make it easier. The order directs agencies to draw up rules requiring […]

“30,000 Americans a year die waiting for health care because of the cost.” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), in a tweet June 20. “Medicare for All” — or single-payer health care — is a flagship issue for Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. So when a conservative group launched an ad campaign claiming such […]

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Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). It may seem as if the Senate, or at least certain key senators, have decided on a way forward to fix the nation’s “surprise medical bill” problem. But make no mistake: The door is still open to try another solution. Members of the Health, […]

This fact check was produced in partnership with PolitiFact. This story can be republished for free (details). During Wednesday night’s Democratic presidential primary debate — the first in a two-night event viewed as the de facto launch of the primary season — health policies, ranging from “Medicare for All” to efforts to curb skyrocketing drug prices, […]