Retiree Living the RV Dream Fights $12,387 Nightmare Lab Fee
A gynecologist in Carlsbad, New Mexico, tested the 60-year-old grandmother for various sexually transmitted infections without her knowledge. Her share of the lab fee was more than $3,000.
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Surprise! Congress Takes Steps to Curb Unexpected Medical Bills
A long-debated measure to stop doctors, hospitals and other health care providers from billing patients for charges not covered by their insurance will gain congressional approval as part of the sweeping government spending package.
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KHNās āWhat the Health?ā: All I Want for Christmas Is a COVID Relief Bill
Congress seems on the verge of finishing a long-delayed COVID-19 relief bill, which will reportedly include neither of the things each party wanted most ā for Republicans, liability protections; for Democrats, funding for states and localities. That bill is likely to be tied to a package to fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year and, possibly, include a fix for āsurpriseā medical bills that patients receive when they inadvertently receive care outside their insurance network. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call and Mary Agnes Carey of KHN join KHNās Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner talks to Elizabeth Mitchell, president and CEO of the Pacific Business Group on Health, about the future of employer-provided health insurance.
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As Congress Bickers Over Pandemic Relief, Flight Attendant’s Life Is in a Holding Pattern
The coronavirus pandemic has hit hard for Troy Muenzer of Chicago. He had a āsuspected caseā of COVID in the spring, was billed nearly $1,000 after he unsuccessfully sought to get tested for COVID-19 and has been furloughed after the airline he worked for saw a major decline in passengers.
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āAn Arm and a Legā: Shopping for Health Insurance? Hereās How One Family Tried to Pick a Plan
Host Dan Weissmann gives us an inside look at his familyās quest to pick health insurance for next year. COVID-19 makes it more complicated.
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āAn Arm and a Legā: Obamacare Alum Andy Slavitt Takes Stock of the COVID Pandemic ā So Far
On the latest episode of āAn Arm and a Legā: Come for insights from an Obama administration health policy leader, stay to hear how frank health policy conversations can get uncomfortable.
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Think Your Health Care Is Covered? Beware of the āJunkā Insurance Plan
Millions of people are looking for coverage on the federal and state marketplaces right now. Sometimes itās hard to tell the difference between a comprehensive plan and a ājunkā plan with limited benefits and coverage restrictions.
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KHNās āWhat the Health?ā: Who Will Run the Biden Health Effort?
The official transition to a Joe Biden administration has finally begun, and he is expected to announce his health care team soon, including a new secretary of Health and Human Services. Meanwhile, as the COVID-19 pandemic worsens in the U.S., officials are preparing for the effort to get Americans vaccinated as soon as vaccines are approved by the FDA. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post join KHNās Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KHNās Julie Appleby, who wrote the latest KHN-NPR āBill of the Monthā installment.
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During ACA Open Enrollment, Picking a Plan Invites New COVID Complications
COVID-19ās ālong haulersā ā patients with lingering effects of the disease ā have joined the ranks of Americans with preexisting conditions. For those shopping for health coverage on the individual market, hereās help navigating an uncharted insurance landscape.
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āAn Arm and a Legā: How to Avoid a Big Bill for Your COVID Test
Tests for the coronavirus are supposed to be free. And, usually, they are. But sometimes ā¦ things happen. Hereās how to avoid getting a surprise bill for a test.
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After Kidās Minor Bike Accident, Major Bill Sets Legal Wheels in Motion
It was a surprise even in a family of lawyers. The process called āsubrogationā began with one Nevada familyās health insurer denying their claim for an emergency room visit after 9-year-old fell off his bike.
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Were You Notified About Missing Tax Forms for Your ACA Subsidy? Blame COVID.
Some consumers who received tax credits to purchase insurance from Affordable Care Act marketplaces report theyāve received letters in error from the government saying they didnāt file the IRS forms to account for how much money they made and how much funding they received from the government.
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Surprise Federal Drug Rule Directs Insurers to Reveal What They Pay for Prescription Drugs
A provision the Trump administration tucked into its final rule on health plan price transparency requires telling consumers what they will pay out-of-pocket for drugs and showing them what the plan paid.
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āAn Arm and a Legā: For Your Next Health Insurance Fight, an Exercise in Financial Self-Defense
Veteran self-defense teacher Lauren Taylor shares some of her top strategies and how she used them this year in her health insurance fight.
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KHN on the Air This Week
KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Hereās a collection of their appearances.
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Justices Bound to See ACA as āIndispensable,ā Says Californian Leading Defense
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could overturn the Affordable Care Act. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who is defending the law with the backing of more than 20 other states, told California Healthline that he predicts the justices will uphold it.
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āAn Arm and a Legā: David vs. Goliath: How to Beat a Big Hospital in Small Claims Court
In a classic ā and hilarious ā David vs. Goliath story, Jeffrey Fox takes on a huge hospital over an outrageous bill, and wins.
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A $200 Debit Card Wonāt Do Much for Seniorsā Drug Costs
President Donald Trump wants to send seniors $200 apiece. Beyond the legal and logistical problems, health care experts point out it does little to help someone with even typical prescription costs.
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Haiku Winner Unmasked! Read If You Dare
Entries for our second annual Halloween Haiku Contest were downright spooky. And, based on a review by our panel of judges, hereās the winner and a sampling of finalists.
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A $10,000 Obamacare Penalty? Doubtful.
Experts said a penalty of $10,000 in one year would have been extremely unlikely.