Health May 18 Many cancer patients pay dearly for hospital parking By Rebecca J. Ritzel, Kaiser Health News
Health Jan 05 Hospital prices just got a lot more transparent. What does this mean for you? Hospitals face the new year with new requirements to post price information they have long sought to obscure: the actual prices negotiated with insurers and the discounts they offer their cash-paying customers. By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News
Health May 04 COVID-19 medical costs could soar as more Americans get sick Reopening state economies too soon risks a second wave of the pandemic, and a surge in medical costs. Anyone who pays insurance premiums and taxes will be picking up the tab. By Bruce Y. Lee, The Conversation
Making Sen$e Sep 11 3 problems that are spiking health care costs, according to this surgeon In his new book, Dr. Marty Makary laments that many of his colleagues have abandoned the Hippocratic Oath in favor of charging inflated prices for surgeries and health procedures that are not in their patients’ best interests. By Philip Moeller
Making Sen$e Aug 22 Column: Employers are helping clear the haze on health care prices Employers are encouraging employees to use lower-cost, high-quality providers because it saves employers money as well. By Philip Moeller
Aug 07 Watch 7:26 How the Cayman Islands could become a new health care destination By Fred de Sam Lazaro As health care costs continue to rise, practitioners in India are working to lower prices -- and bring their innovations closer to American shores. Health City Cayman Islands is a new frontier for India’s largest for-profit hospital chain. Focused on… Continue watching
Feb 20 How Americans spend much more on health care than they realize By Philip Moeller Consumers often do not understand that the cost of their health care is much higher than the out-of-pocket expenses they pay each year, writes columnist Philip Moeller. Continue reading
Jul 19 Column: My health insurance nightmare and what I’m doing from now on By Ivy Austin All I had wanted to know was my financial liability for a medical procedure. Who wouldn't?… Continue reading
Apr 27 Column: 6 questions to ask at every doctor’s appointment By Elisabeth Rosenthal If you're trying to leave the doctor's office without huge medical bills, here are the questions you need to ask. Continue reading
Jun 26 Americans who confronted ‘surprise’ medical bills share their stories By Elisabeth Ponsot, Daniel Moritz-Rabson Last year, Consumer Reports found 30 percent of Americans with private health insurance have received a surprise bill, where their insurance plan paid less than they expected. Continue reading