‘An Arm and a Leg’: She Fights Health Insurers for Fun — And Wins
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Click here for a transcript of the episode. Health insurance is like some medieval horr...Read More
Post-Pandemic, What’s a Phone Call From Your Physician Worth?
Maybe this has happened to you recently: Your doctor telephoned to check in with you, chatting for 11 to 20 minutes, perhaps answering a que...Read More
A Tale of Two Medicaid Expansions: Oklahoma Jumps In, While Missouri Lags
Temp worker James Dickerson applied for Medicaid because it will be cheaper than his current health plan. Home health aide Sharon Coleman lo...Read More
‘An Arm and a Leg’: How to Avoid the Worst Health Insurance
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Click here for a transcript of the episode. This episode kicks off with a wild ride: Ho...Read More
‘An Arm and a Leg’: The Insurance Warrior’s Battle Plan
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Click here for a transcript of the episode. Matthew Lientz was an engineer for Boeing f...Read More
Stranded by the Pandemic, He Had Only Travel Insurance. It Left Him With a $38,000 Bill.
Duy Hoa Tran, a retired Vietnamese schoolteacher, arrived in Los Angeles in February 2020 to visit his daughter and 2-month-old grandson. Tw...Read More
Tu gasto de bolsillo en atención médica no debe ser un misterio
Si alguna vez has tenido una enfermedad grave o has cuidado a alguien que la padece, sabes lo rápido que pueden acumularse las facturas médi...Read More
Patients Get Stranded Out of Network as Insurer-Hospital Contract Talks Fall Apart
In September, when Shelly Azzopardi went to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital with abdominal pain, she didn’t worry about her insurance. Doctors...Read More
Missouri’s Thin Dental Safety Net Stretched Amid Medicaid Expansion
At the Access Family Care clinics in southwestern Missouri, the next available nonemergency dental appointment is next summer. Northwest Hea...Read More
Your Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs Need Not Be a Mystery
If you’ve ever had a serious illness or cared for someone who has, you know how quickly the medical bills can pile up: from labs, radiology ...Read More
La inscripción de Medicare es temporada abierta para estafadores
Encontrar el mejor plan médico privado, o de medicamentos, de Medicare entre docenas de opciones es lo suficientemente difÃcil sin incluir e...Read More
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Why Health Care Is So Expensive, Chapter $22K
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on Acast. You can also listen on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , Stitcher , Pocket Casts or wh...Read More
Medicare’s Open Enrollment Is Open Season for Scammers
Finding the best private Medicare drug or medical insurance plan among dozens of choices is tough enough without throwing misleading sales t...Read More
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