Insurance Doesn鈥檛 Always Cover Hearing Aids for Kids
California鈥檚 governor vetoed a bill extending insurance coverage for kids with hearing loss, but most states now require it.
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In This Oklahoma Town, Most Everyone Knows Someone Who鈥檚 Been Sued by the Hospital
Hospitals nationwide face growing scrutiny over how they secure payment from patients, but at one community hospital, the debt collection machine has been quietly humming along for decades.
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Mary Lou Retton鈥檚 Explanation of Health Insurance Takes Some Somersaults
The gold-medal gymnast鈥檚 explanation of why she remained uninsured has health policy experts doing mental gymnastics 鈥 because it makes little sense.
All About the (Government) Funding
Episode 329With days to go until a large chunk of the federal government runs out of money needed to keep it operating, Congress is still struggling to find a compromise spending plan. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court agreed to hear 鈥 this year 鈥 a case that pits federal requirements for emergency treatment against state abortion bans. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, and Tami Luhby of CNN join 麻豆女优 Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews American Medical Association President Jesse Ehrenfeld about the choppy waters facing the nation鈥檚 physicians in 2024.
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Mammography AI Can Cost Patients Extra. Is It Worth It?
Artificial intelligence software to aid radiologists in detecting problems or diagnosing cancer has been moving rapidly into clinical use, where it shows great promise. But it鈥檚 a turnoff for some patients asked to pay out-of-pocket for technology that鈥檚 not quite ready for prime time.
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Rising Malpractice Premiums Price Small Clinics Out of Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
Even in states where laws protect minors鈥 access to gender-affirming care, malpractice insurance premiums are keeping small and independent clinics from treating patients.
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These Patients Had to Lobby for Correct Diabetes Diagnoses. Was Their Race a Reason?
Adults who develop one autoimmune form of diabetes are often misdiagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Those wrong diagnoses make it harder to get the appropriate medications and technology to manage their blood sugar. Many Black patients wonder if their race plays a role.
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Older Americans Say They Feel Trapped in Medicare Advantage Plans
As enrollment in private Medicare Advantage plans grows, so do concerns about how well the insurance works, including from those who say they have become trapped in the private plans as their health declines.
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Most People Dropped in Medicaid 鈥楿nwinding鈥 Never Tried to Renew Coverage, Utah Finds
Medicaid officials in Utah conducted a survey to answer a burning question in health policy: What happened to people dropped from the program in the post-pandemic 鈥渦nwinding鈥?
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Woman Petitions Health Insurer After Company Approves 鈥 Then Rejects 鈥 Her Infusions
Even people with good insurance aren't guaranteed affordable care, as this 麻豆女优 Health News follow-up to one patient鈥檚 saga shows.
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When Hospitals Sue Patients (Part 2)
Season 10, Episode 8Why do hospitals sue patients who can鈥檛 afford to pay their medical bills? On this episode of 鈥淎n Arm and a Leg,鈥 host Dan Weissmann investigates such lawsuits and covers new laws and regulations that may change this practice.
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In Year 6, 麻豆女优 Health News-NPR鈥檚 鈥楤ill of the Month鈥 Helps Patients in a Changing System
In the sixth year of the 麻豆女优 Health News-NPR 鈥淏ill of the Month鈥 series, patients shared more than 750 tales of medical billing problems, and reporters analyzed more than $730,000 in charges 鈥 including more than $215,000 owed by 12 patients and their families.
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Cancer Patients Face Frightening Delays in Treatment Approvals
Delaying cancer treatment can be deadly 鈥 which makes the roadblock-riddled process that health insurers use to approve or deny care particularly daunting for oncology patients.
2023 Is a Wrap
Episode 3272023 was another busy year in health care. As the covid-19 pandemic waned, policymakers looked anew at long-standing obstacles to obtaining and paying for care in the nation鈥檚 health care system. Meanwhile, abortion has continued to be an issue in much of the nation, as states respond to the Supreme Court鈥檚 2022 decision overturning the constitutional right to the procedure. This week, Rachel Cohrs of Stat, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Joanne Kenen of Johns Hopkins University and Politico Magazine join 麻豆女优 Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and wrap up the year in health. Also this week, Rovner interviews 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Jordan Rau about his joint 麻豆女优 Health News-New York Times series 鈥淒ying Broke.鈥
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鈥業 Am Just Waiting to Die鈥: Social Security Clawbacks Drive Some Into Homelessness
The Social Security Administration is reclaiming billions of dollars in alleged overpayments from some of the nation's poorest and most vulnerable, leaving some people homeless or struggling to stay in housing, beneficiaries and advocates say.
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A New Test Could Save Arthritis Patients Time, Money, and Pain. But Will It Be Used?
Stories of chronic pain, drug-hopping, and insurance meddling are all too common among patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Precision medicine offers new hope.
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When a Quick Telehealth Visit Yields Multiple Surprises Beyond a Big Bill
For the patient, it was a quick and inexpensive virtual appointment. Why it cost 10 times what she expected became a mystery.
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Social Security Chief Apologizes to Congress for Misleading Testimony on Overpayments
Acting Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi sent the letter days after 麻豆女优 Health News and Cox Media Group reported that the agency has been demanding money back from more than twice as many people as she鈥檇 disclosed in October testimony.