Health Care Costs

Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Marilyn Bartlett, the director administrator of Montana’s Health Care and Benefits Division, recalls thinking “holy cow” when she got an urgent directive from state legislators in late 2014: “You have to get these costs under control, or else.” Increasing health care costs in the […]

This story also ran on WHYY’s The Pulse and The Philadelphia Inquirer. This story can be republished for free (details). https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/06/0622manna.mp3Can’t see the audio player? Click here to download. PHILADELPHIA — Feliciano Pagan stood at his front door when the MANNA food truck pulled up to his two-story brick row home. Pagan, 48, greeted the driver […]

SOBRE NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL Noticias en español es una sección de KFF Health News que contiene traducciones de artículos de gran interés para la comunidad hispanohablante, y contenido original enfocado en la población hispana que vive en los Estados Unidos. PHILADELPHIA — Cuando el camión de comida de MANNA llegó a su casa de ladrillo […]

Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). This week, I answer questions from readers concerned about health insurance roadblocks in the face of a serious illness or medical crisis. Q: I think genetic testing could be a great tool for physicians. My fear is what the insurance industry will do with […]

This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). Mission Health, the largest hospital system in western North Carolina, provided $100 million in free charity care last year. This year, it has partnered with 17 civic organizations to deliver substance abuse care to low-income people. Based in bucolic Asheville, the […]

Kaiser Health News editor-in-chief Elisabeth Rosenthal discusses the latest Bill of the Month installment on “CBS This Morning” on Wednesday.  The story of a high school teacher who faced an outrageous hospital bill is part of an ongoing crowdsourced investigation by KHN and NPR. Related Topics Cost and Quality Health Care Costs Health Industry Insurance Multimedia Bill […]

Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). A Texas hospital that charged a teacher $108,951 for care after a heart attack slashed the bill to $332.29 Thursday — but not before the huge charge sparked a national conversation over what should be done to combat surprise medical bills that afflict a growing […]

SOBRE NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL Noticias en español es una sección de KFF Health News que contiene traducciones de artículos de gran interés para la comunidad hispanohablante, y contenido original enfocado en la población hispana que vive en los Estados Unidos. Use Nuestro Contenido Este contenido puede usarse de manera gratuita (detalles). Un hospital de Texas […]

Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Hospitals have gobbled up nearly 40 percent of physician practices in California, leading to higher bills for patients, a new study shows. Just a quarter of practices were owned by hospitals eight years ago, according to the study published Tuesday in the journal Health […]

Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Unexpected medical bills top the list of health care costs Americans are afraid they will not be able to afford, with 4 in 10 people saying they had received a surprisingly large invoice within the past year, according to a new poll. The Kaiser […]