‘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: How one journalist nearly got roped into a scam. While hunting for a new health insurance…
‘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 for over 30 years. When he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, he needed surgery…
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. Two weeks later, the door closed behind him. To prevent the spread of covid-19, Vietnam shut its borders. No…
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 said she had a case of appendicitis. But she also tested positive at the hospital in Marietta, Georgia, for covid-19….
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 Health Services, headquartered in St. Joseph, is booked through May. The wait is a little shorter at CareSTL Health in St….
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 médicas: de laboratorios, radiólogos, farmacias, médicos, diferentes departamentos dentro del mismo hospital, algunos en la red…
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 clinics, pharmacies, doctors, different departments within the same hospital — some of them in…
How to dine out healthier without feeling deprived
Americans love to eat out. But studies show that people who eat out consume significantly more calories than they realize. It’s not uncommon for one restaurant or fast-food meal to contain an entire day’s worth of calories, fat and sodium….
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 difícil sin incluir estrategias de venta engañosas. Sin embargo, funcionarios federales dicen que están aumentando las quejas de personas mayores engañadas para…
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 wherever you listen to podcasts. Click here for a transcript of the episode. Congress appears to be making progress…
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