He fell ill on a cruise. Before he boarded the rescue boat, they handed him the bill
A man from Michigan was evacuated from a cruise ship after having seizures. First, he drained his bank account to pay his medical bills.
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Gauging the impact of Medicaid expansion in North Carolina
It’s estimated that more than 500,000 people will soon gain access to health care coverage in North Carolina through Medicaid expansion. The new law’s impact on individuals, families and the medical professionals who care for them will be closely monitored.
She paid her husband's hospital bill. A year after his death, they wanted more money
Eloise Reynolds encountered a perplexing reality in medical billing: Providers can come after patients for more money well after a bill has been paid.
'We're not doing that': A Black couple won't crowdfund to pay medical debt
Kristie Fields, a cancer patient in Virginia was urged to go public to seek help for her medical bills. But she worried about feeding hurtful stereotypes.
The case of the two Grace Elliotts: a medical bill mystery
A health system charged a woman for a shoulder replacement she didn't need and hadn't received. She didn't receive the care, but she did receive the bill — and some medical records of a stranger.
Health insurance prices for care are now out there, but finding them is an ordeal
A dump of tens of thousands of colossal digital files from a single insurer is not unusual, and it'll be weeks before data firms can put the information in a usable format for employers and patients.
How much health insurers pay for almost everything is about to go public
New government rules are forcing insurers to post on websites what they pay for care or be fined, allowing consumers and employers to comparison shop for health services or negotiate better rates.
Sick and struggling to pay, 100 million people in the U.S. live with medical debt
The U.S. health system now produces debt on a mass scale, a new investigation shows. Patients face gut-wrenching sacrifices.
They thought they bought Obamacare plans. What they got wasn't insurance
Some consumers sign up for Obamacare and find out later they actually purchased a membership to a health care sharing ministry. But regulators and online advertising sites don't do much about it.
Hit with $7,146 for two hospital bills, a family sought health care in Mexico
A dad's COVID-19 and a mom's fainting spell cost thousands, so when their son dislocated his shoulder, they drove him to Mexicali, where facilities rival those in the U.S., and had him treated for $5.