Tag: Health Costs

Debt higher in the South, in lowest income ZIP codes, and in states without Medicaid expansion

72 percent of low-income, uninsured, or publicly insured women perceived financial barriers to screening

Surprise bills more frequent and larger with cesarean delivery and neonatal intensive care

Proposed provisions would more clearly outline charges to be expected during medical emergencies, offer protections to consumers

Substantial cost differences seen based on hospital region, patient race, and income quartile

Follow-up colonoscopy often classified as 'diagnostic' test, not 'routine screening,' and therefore not covered by insurance

Company's decision means there is one less option in a limited number of approved chemotherapies

Spending exceeded $5,000 for 17.1 percent of episodes and exceeded $10,000 for 1 percent of episodes

Odds up for any difficulty paying medical bills, inability to pay bills, cost-related meds nonadherence, food insecurity with ASCVD versus cancer

And, one in five generic drugs sold in U.S. experienced price spikes initiated by manufacturers during 2014 to 2017