Enlarge this image Jeff and Kareen King received a hospital bill for $160,000 a few weeks after Jeff had a procedure to…
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Medical bills remain inaccessible for many visually impaired Americans
by Hannah Recht December 1, 2022Enlarge this image Lucy Greco (left), a web-accessibility specialist at the University of California, Berkeley, is blind. She reads most of her…
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How a Texas court decision threatens Affordable Care Act protections
by Harris Meyer September 14, 2022Enlarge this image Screening mammograms, like this one in Chicago in 2012, are among a number of preventive health services the Affordable…
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They lost Medicaid when paperwork was sent to a pasture, signaling the mess to come
by Brett Kelman August 2, 2022Enlarge this image Tennessee’s Medicaid program, TennCare, dropped Katie Lester and her son Mason (right), because of a clerical error in 2019.…
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Health insurance prices for care are now out there, but finding them is an ordeal
by Julie Appleby July 27, 2022Enlarge this image Insurers are complying with federal rules aimed at price transparency that took effect July 1, but consumer use of…
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Three things to know about health insurance coverage for abortion
by Julie Appleby July 13, 2022Enlarge this image Supporters of abortion rights rally at the Minnesota State Capitol Building in downtown St. Paul following the U.S. Supreme…
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How much health insurers pay for almost everything is about to go public
by Julie Appleby July 1, 2022Enlarge this image The new rules will help people get upfront cost estimates for about 500 so-called “shoppable” services, meaning medical care…
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Employees Start To Feel The Squeeze Of High-Deductible Health Plans
by Rachel Martin May 3, 2019Enlarge this image Clarisa Corber at work at a Topeka, Kan., insurance agency. Corber and her husband — who have three kids,…