Kaiser Health News

JULY 20, 2023

” Medical bills have upended the lives of millions of Americans, with hospitals putting liens on homes and pushing many people into bankruptcy. “I have real concerns about this trend,” Stein said in 2021 about the state’s wave of hospital consolidations. . “There is no way I could pay for this.”

Hospitals 55

Hospitals Medical Billing Health Care Reform Health Insurance 55

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

While customer satisfaction with health insurance plans slightly increased between 2018 and 2019, patient satisfaction with hospitals fell in all three settings where care is delivered — inpatient, outpatient, and the emergency room, according to the 2018-2019 ACSI Finance, Insurance and Health Care Report.

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Hospitals Patient Satisfaction Doctors Health Care Reform 68

Health Populi

MARCH 15, 2021

Now that hygiene protocols are well-established in health care providers’ settings, at least two other major consumer barriers to seeking care must be addressed: cost and access. The Urban Institute and RWJF reminded us about the challenge of people diagnosed with chronic conditions delaying care.

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COVID-19 Health Insurance ACA Medicaid 112

Kaiser Health News

JULY 11, 2023

The growing interest in how tax-exempt hospitals operate — from lawmakers, the public, and the media — has coincided with a stubborn increase in consumers’ medical debt. Bai, of Johns Hopkins, collaborated on a 2021 study that found for every $100 in total spending, nonprofit hospitals provided $2.30

Hospitals 66

Hospitals Medicaid Medicaid Medical Billing 66

Hall Render

MARCH 11, 2022

Virus hospitalizations at lowest point in Alabama since 2021. California health officials working to address “Long COVID” Pandemic awakens need for at-home hospital care. State health care reform efforts vary, but gaining momentum overall. 5 medical bills making news.

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