http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/ Latest News from HospitalBillHelp.org en-us Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:51 -0600 40 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0068 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0068 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0067 In the latest sign of how desperate they are to control rising Medicaid costs, a small but growing number of states are sharply limiting hospital coverage aEUR" to as few as 10 days a year. http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0067 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0066 Transporting patients by helicopter, which costs up to $25,000, isn't always the best option. http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0066 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0064 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0064 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0065 Doctors admit to being part of the healthcare problem, fessing up that they provide too much medical care. http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0065 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0062 Six million residents last year had incomes below the federal poverty line of $22,113 for a family of four. Nearly 1 in 5 California residents lacked health insurance in 2010. http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0062 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0061 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0061 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0063 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0063 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0060 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0060 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0058 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0058 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0059 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0059 Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0057 Health care costs likely are higher in Northern California because the region is dominated by several large hospital chains that often charge high rates for procedures. http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0057 Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0056 Uninsured families currently can afford to fully pay for only about 12% of the hospital stays they might experience, according to a new brief by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0056 Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0055 aEURoePeople donaEUR(TM)t know what theyaEUR(TM)re getting with a high-deductible plan...They think theyaEUR(TM)re covered and theyaEUR(TM)re not.aEUR? http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0055 Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0053 Rising prices for commodities like latex and cotton affect hospital prices. http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0053 Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0054 Carmaker's lean management style helps boost efficiency http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0054 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0051 Experts say the regional price differences stem from a hospital consolidation trend that started in the 1990s. http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0051 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0050 The U.S's aging population requires more emergency care, while many primary care family doctors are no longer taking new patients, so patients are virtually forced into the emergency room departments. http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0050 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0049 Financial incentives, inherent in self-referral, aEURoeseem to have an influence on physician behavior that we canaEUR(TM)t ignore, and an impact on patient care in the long run,aEUR? said Jacqueline Baras Shreibati, M.D., of Stanford University School of Medicine, lead study author. http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0049 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0048 "I'm deeply in debt because I was underinsured," she said. Her private health insurance did not kick in until she had paid a yearly $1,000 deductible and $2,500 in co-pays, and it did not cover the cost of outpatient care, which is what most of the lengthy treatment was. http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0048 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0047 Consumer advocates condemn them as the worst form of health insurance: aEURoemini-medaEUR? plans that limit payouts to as low as $2,000 a year, leaving often unsuspecting customers to fend for themselves if they develop a costly and serious disease. http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0047 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0045 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0045 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0046 The ACA's spending caps, when adjusted to 2011, would be $5,950 for individuals and $11,900 for families. http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0046 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0044 Many Medical Bills Contain Errors That Could End Up Wrecking Your Credit Score. Here's What You Need to Know http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0044 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0043 A local factory worker has sued Washington University in St. Louis, accusing the university's doctors and other Missouri health care providers of routinely and illegally over-billing for medical services. http://www.hospitalbillhelp.org/latest_news/latest?id=0043