“Total Bill: $17,979 for the procedure, including lab work, pharmacy charges, and sterile supplies. Cigna’s in-network negotiated rate was $8,424.14, of which the insurance company paid the hospital $3,254.47. Yuengling was billed $5,169.67, the balance of her deductible.” The $18,000 […]
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“Medical debt now touches more than 100 million people in America, as the U.S. health care system pushes patients into debt on a mass scale. Debtors are from all walks of life and all corners of the country.” […]
“For millions of families living with chronic diseases — such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer — or other debilitating conditions, inflation is proving a punishing scourge that could be harmful to their health. Unlike dining out less or buying fewer clothes, many patients […]
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“When the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline launched last month, many mental health providers, researchers, and advocates celebrated…. But not everyone felt the same way. Some advocates and people who had experiences with the mental health system took to social media to […]
“Over the past year, Newsom has lobbed multiple attacks against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, … and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott — both Republicans — for their positions on guns and abortion. He has taken to national TV and social media to dub California […]
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“The United States Supreme Court said that the privacy and liberty protections in the United States Constitution did not extend to abortion,” said UCLA law professor Cary Franklin, an expert in constitutional law and reproductive rights who has testified before the California legislature in […]