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“Stacey Knoll thought the court summons she received was a scam. She didn’t remember getting any medical bills from Montrose Regional Health, a nonprofit hospital, after a 2020 emergency room visit.” Workers’ Wages Siphoned to Pay Medical Bills, Despite Consumer Protections So […]
“Threats of a federal government shutdown have gone from being an October surprise to a recurring theme. This time around, though, the stakes are higher.” Shutdown Halts Some Health Services as Political Risks Test Parties’ Resolve Federal funding ran out at midnight […]
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“Taking a page from the private insurance industry’s playbook, the Trump administration will launch a program next year to find out how much money an artificial intelligence algorithm could save the federal government by denying care to Medicare patients.” AI Will Soon Have […]
“After getting the surgery bill, Buttgereit began calling and emailing the hospital’s customer service team, asking how the price had risen from the $50,560 estimate to nearly $98,000. The hospital had automatically applied the self-pay discount of $19,600 to Buttgereit’s bill — 20% of […]
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“The leadership upheavals, which he says will restore trust in federal health agencies, have shaken the confidence many states have in the CDC and led to the fracturing of a national, cohesive immunization policy that’s endured for three decades.” Kennedy’s Take on Vaccine Science […]