University of Pennsylvania study finds frustration in figuring out the cost...
You want to know how much that X-ray at the hospital is going to cost you? Hold, please...
View ArticleThe four Philly-area school districts where teachers pay no health premiums
A report published earlier this month by the Commonwealth Foundation sheds light on what Pennsylvania teachers contribute to their health insurance.
View ArticleStudy: Pennsylvania’s health care is better than that of most U.S. states
As the battle over health care policy wages on, a recent study from WalletHub looked at health care on a state-by-state basis to determine which states offer the best services at the best prices.
View ArticleToo few patients follow the adage: You better shop around
Despite having more financial “skin in the game” than ever, many consumers don’t make any attempt to compare prices for health care services, a newly released study found.
View ArticleWhy one California county went surgery shopping
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Retiree Leslie Robinson-Stone and her husband enjoyed a weeklong, all-expenses-paid trip to a luxury resort — all thanks to the county she worked for.
View ArticleTrump cuts to drive up Obamacare premiums in Pennsylvania by 30 percent
Residents of Pennsylvania who have health insurance through Obamacare can expect their premiums to rise by an average of 30 percent in 2018.
View ArticleA hospital charged $1,877 to pierce a 5-year-old’s ears. This is why health...
Two years ago, Margaret O’Neill brought her 5-year-old daughter to Children’s Hospital Colorado because the band of tissue that connected her tongue to the floor of her mouth was too tight. The...
View ArticleAmbulances stick patients with surprise bills
One patient got a $3,660 bill for a 4-mile ride. Another was charged $8,460 for a trip from one hospital that could not handle his case to another that could. Still another found herself marooned at an...
View ArticleIBX, Rothman enter five-year partnership to help patients save on health...
Independence Blue Cross just secured a five-year partnership with the Rothman Insitute, welcoming the largest independent physician group to join IBX's facilitated health networks model.
View ArticleA new study predicts global insulin shortage by 2030, leaving 40 million...
For people living with diabetes — be it type 1 or type 2 — insulin is quite literally their life line. But a new study is suggesting that a staggering 40 million people with diabetes will be left...
View ArticleWith hospitals charging $32,093 to deliver a baby in the U.S., you should...
It's common knowledge that the United States is the most expensive place on the globe to have a baby – hospitals charge an average of $32,093.
View ArticleNo cash. No heart. Transplant centers require proof of payment
Hospitals requiring proof of payment for organ transplants and post-operative care is common, transplant experts say.
View ArticleHigh prices make U.S. the biggest health care spender among developed countries
The United States spends more on health care on a per capita basis than any other developed nation. And high prices – not greater utilization – remains the driving factor.
View ArticleIn 10 years, half of middle-income elders won’t be able to afford housing,...
Middle-income seniors are a group that has been often overlooked when policymakers and legislators think about housing and care for aging Americans, according to the author of the study.
View ArticleSummer bummer: A young camper’s $142,938 snakebite
The snake struck a 9-year-old hiker at dusk on a nature trail. The outrageous bills struck her parents a few weeks later.
View ArticleHealthcare 101: In-network vs. out-of-network
Whatever your reason, choosing the right doctor is important.
View ArticleAbout 1 in 6 emergency room visits result in a 'surprise bill'
Millions of patients with large employer-based health insurance plans received surprise medical bills in 2017 following an emergency room visit or hospital stay, according to an analysis conducted by...
View ArticleHealth care price transparency: Fool's gold, or real money in your pocket?
While it is easy to blame greedy pharmaceutical manufacturers, health insurers and hospital executives, the problem comes from the very nature of our confused system.
View ArticleState-run exchange will mean cheaper health insurance for many...
If the state exchange and reinsurance fund are approved by the U.S. Health and Human Services Department, Pennsylvania residents could begin enrolling in plans in about 18 months.
View ArticleTo save money, American patients and surgeons meet in Cancun
The hospital costs of the American medical system are so high that it made financial sense for both a highly trained orthopedist from Milwaukee and a patient from Mississippi to leave the country and...
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