“…when interest is added to a repayment plan, medical debt can balloon even more. Ballad Health sued more than 6,700 patients over medical debt in 2018, according to an analysis by The New York Times.” The Hospital Bills Didn’t Find […]
Author: Mark Wrede
“…doctors and their patients are facing the unimaginable: In California, Virginia, and everywhere in between, they are being forced into grim contemplation of untested rationing plans for breast, cervical, bladder, ovarian, lung, testicular, and other cancers.” […]
“They are part of a new migration of Americans who are uprooting their lives in response to a raft of legislation across the country restricting health care for transgender people.” Medical Exiles: Families Flee States Amid Crackdown […]
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“The US model of subsidizing privately operated hospitals with tax exemptions in the hope that they will increase the accessibility of hospital care for un- and underinsured patients allows for abusive medical billing and debt collection practices and undermines human rights, including the right to […]
“More than a million Americans have lost coverage through the program for low-income and disabled Americans in the past several weeks, following the end of pandemic protections on April 1….” Biden Admin Implores States to Slow Medicaid Cuts […]
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“About 810,000, or 1 in 10, Los Angeles County adults together owe more than $2.6 billion in medical debt as of 2021, a new analysis has found — a staggering sum that suggests extending health coverage to more people doesn’t necessarily protect them from burdensome […]