Enlarge this image Ochsner Baptist Medical Center in New Orleans hasn’t needed device reps’ help since it started using technology from a…
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Enlarge this image A major study published Monday finds that widely prescribed antipsychotic drugs like haloperidol are no more effective than a…
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A Tough Negotiator Proves Employers Can Bargain Down Health Care Prices
by Marshall Allen October 2, 2018Enlarge this image Marilyn Bartlett spent two years running Montana’s employee health plan. She made better deals with hospitals and drug benefits…
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Taken For A Ride: M.D. Injured In ATV Crash Gets $56,603 Bill For Air Ambulance Trip
by Alison Kodjak September 25, 2018Enlarge this image “The biggest challenge for me was to see how I would be a father again,” says Dr. Naveed Khan,…
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The Remedy For Surprise Medical Bills May Lie In Stitching Up Federal Law
by Julie Appleby September 10, 2018Enlarge this image Drew Calver, a high school history teacher and swim coach in Austin, Texas, had a heart attack at his…
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Hospitals Prepare To Launch Their Own Drug Company To Fight High Prices And Shortages
by Alison Kodjak September 6, 2018Enlarge this image Intermountain Healthcare, whose Intermountain Medical Center Patient Tower in Murray, Utah, is seen here, is a leader in the…
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His $109K Heart Attack Bill Is Now Down To $332 After NPR Told His Story
by Chad Terhune August 31, 2018Enlarge this image Drew Calver, a high school history teacher and swim coach in Austin, Texas, had a heart attack at his…
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Hospitals Battle For Control Over Fast-Growing Heart-Valve Procedure
by Phil Galewitz August 17, 2018Enlarge this image Michael Vigil, an oil contractor from Douglas, Wyo., traveled 250 miles to Denver to have his aortic valve replaced…