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Court documents are among the best sources for journalists covering the aggressive tactics tht hospitals and health systems use when…
Health journalists across the country have been reading ProPublica’s accounts of the lengths to which hospitals pursue low-income patients for…
The Houston Chronicle’s Jenny Deam delved into emergency room billing – hospital facility fees as well as “upcoding,” which means…
Over the past year, Sarah Kliff (@sarahkliff) at Vox has been collecting emergency department bills from around the country and…
In April, Anna Wolfe, who covers health care for the Mississippi Clarion Ledger, started reporting on what appeared to be…
We may need a new hashtag to supplement #surprisemedbills. Perhaps #shockingmedbills would fit because some bills are just that. Recent…
Under the Affordable Care Act, certain high-value preventive services – such as colonoscopies – are supposed to be free. No co-pay…
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The Tulsa World‘s Ziva Branstetter has, for months now, been doggedly investigating the billing practices of the Emergency Medical Services…
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Spurred by higher co-pays and the ability to estimate billing amounts faster, more doctors are requiring patients to pay their…