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Health Costs, Health Insurance

Bipartisan interest to curb surprise medical bills

February 5, 2019

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expressing optimism about attacking a problem that has affected 57 percent of American adults,

Hospitals, Medicaid

Rural Hospitals in Greater Jeopardy in Non-Medicaid Expansion States

January 22, 2019

Nearly a hundred rural hospitals in the United States have closed since 2010. Another 600-plus rural hospitals are at risk of closing,

Transplantation

Hospital ads play on fear and fun

November 19, 2018

Hospitals are using dramatic TV spots to attract lucrative patients into their hospitals as health care costs and industry competition escalate.

Health Costs, Hospitals

Washington launches online tool that lets patients compare prices for medical procedures

June 29, 2018

Using the tool is as easy as searching by procedure or treatment and entering a ZIP code to compare costs.

Health Policy

‘Holy Cow’ moment changes how Montana’s state health plan does business

June 21, 2018

Instead of starting with the hospital’s list price and negotiating down for discounts, Montana began telling these facilities how much it was willing to pay — a “reference price” — for each type of hospitalization.

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