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Covering medical debt? You’ll need these resources
Journalists can find a wealth of data on issues related to medical debt in a robust series of reports from…
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Report: Failing to regulate hospital mergers means consumers pay more
A recent report shows that predictably anticompetitive hospital mergers drove up consumer costs by more than 5%.
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Recent court rulings imperil public health and patient protections
A series of rulings has expanded the power of judges to second-guess the decisions of federal scientists and other government…
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How they did it: Colorado journalists show power of collaboration in UCHealth debt collection exposé
Learn how journalists from five news outlets revealed that UCHealth files roughly eight debt collection lawsuits per day.
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How providers avoid complying with the No Surprises Act
As journalists heard during HJ24 last month, physicians and other providers have ways to evade complying with the No Surprises…
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Maryland hospital payment model cuts costs and improves quality of care
Unlike most states, Maryland pays for hospital services using annual budgets set in advance, fundamentally changing how hospitals are paid.
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Millions of children lose Medicaid coverage as state enrollment problems persist
More than 5 million children have lost health coverage as a result of what’s called the Medicaid unwinding.
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Follow the Money: Uncovering insurers’ confidential clauses that hit patients in the pocketbook
This webinar is the second in a series entitled ‘Follow the Money’ covering the business of health care, sponsored by…
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Medical debt in the U.S. linked to poor health and premature death, study says
A recent study suggests that when U.S. consumers have medical debt in collections, they are likely to have worse health…
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Sources for covering the hidden clauses raising employers’ and workers’ health costs
In February, a Johnson & Johnson employee sued the company for driving up health insurance costs in what could be…