Medical Costs
Hospital Lawsuits and Garnished Wages on Top of Diabetes
Article Summary: This article discusses the medical debt of a diabetic patient who faced medical emergency and financial struggles. By Noam N. Levey, KHN, Jun 16, 2022. Nick Woodruff, 37, Binghamton, New York Approximate Medical… Read More
Enough to Wreck Their Rest: $10,322 for a Sleep Study
Article Summary: The University of Miami Health System charged truck driver José Mendoza six times what Medicare would pay for an overnight test. He got trapped by his high-deductible health plan and sky-high billing. By… Read More
Hospitals and Insurers Didn’t Want You to See These Prices. Here’s Why.
By Sarah Kliff and Josh Katz. The New York Times, Aug. 22, 2021. This year, the federal government ordered hospitals to begin publishing a prized secret: a complete list of the prices they negotiate with… Read More
2021 Health Plans Granted Leeway To Limit Consumers’ Benefit From Drug Coupons
Article Summary: A new federal rule will make it harder for patients with conditions like cancer and multiple sclerosis that rely on expensive drugs without generics, to face higher out-of-pocket costs. By Ellen Gabler, Michelle… Read More
Shingles Vaccination Rate Soars But Cost Leaves Many Behind
Article Summary: Many medicare beneficiaries and uninsured Americans are opting out of getting Shingles vaccination due to cost barriers. By Phil Galewitz, KHN, Jul 09, 2020. Worried about the high cost of the copayment for… Read More
The Startlingly High Cost Of The ‘Free’ Flu Shot
By Phil Galewitz, KHN, Nov 19, 2019. In the Byzantine world of health care pricing, most people wouldn’t expect that the ubiquitous flu shot could be a prime example of how the system’s lack of… Read More
What Happens When You Don’t Pay a Hospital Bill
As Americans sink under medical expenses, debt collectors go to great—and sometimes strange—lengths to collect. On March 8, 2011, Joclyn Krevat, an occupational therapist in New York, was sitting at her computer when she received...
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Washington Couple Dies in a Murder-Suicide Over Angst About Medical Expenses
By Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY. In an extreme example of angst over expensive medical bills, an elderly Washington couple who lived near the U.S.-Canadian border died in a murder-suicide this week after leaving notes that detailed… Read More
Infusion Treatments — Needed or Not — Can Deplete Patients’ Wallets
By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News. Shannon Wood Rothenberg walked into her annual physical feeling fine. But more than a year later, she’s still paying the price. Routine bloodwork from the spring 2018 visit suggested… Read More