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Broker Websites Expand Health Plan Shopping Options While Glossing Over Details

By Julie Appleby March 15, 2019

These direct-enrollment broker websites are “under-policed” and can steer consumers toward plans that may not be the best option for them, a new report concludes.

New Health Plans Expose The Insured To More Risk

By Julie Appleby March 13, 2019

Well-known insurers are offering plans with lower premiums. But they could leave patients on the hook for unexpected costs.

¡Miau-ch! Le cobran $48,152 por una droga contra la rabia

By Julie Appleby February 27, 2019

Una bióloga de Florida, amante de los animales, quiso alimentar a un gato callejero. Lo que siguió fue una pesadilla de gastos médicos inesperados.

Meow-ch! The $48,512 Cat Bite

By Julie Appleby February 27, 2019

An animal lover stopped to feed a hungry-looking stray cat outside Everglades National Park in Florida. First, the cat bit her finger — then the hospital billed her close to $50,000 for a treatment that typically costs about $3,000.

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ ‘Medicare-For-All’ Debate: Who’s Going To Pay

February 28, 2019

Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Jennifer Haberkorn of the Los Angeles Times join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss the new “Medicare-for-all” bill introduced by House Democrats, the grilling of pharmaceutical company CEOs by a Senate committee and new Trump administration rules that take aim at Planned Parenthood. Plus, Rovner interviews KHN’s Julie Appleby about the latest “Bill of the Month” installment.

Price Check On Drug Ads: Would Revealing Costs Help Patients Control Spending?

By Julie Appleby and Sydney Lupkin May 9, 2019

As part of his plan to tamp down drug pricing, President Donald Trump wants pharmaceutical companies to provide cost information in drug ads — just like side effects.

How Hospital Pricing Fluctuates

February 27, 2019

Listen: Do Consumers Benefit When Hospitals Post Sticker Prices Online?

January 14, 2019

As of Jan. 1, hospitals must post price lists — known as chargemasters — online. These massive compendiums include the costs set by each hospital for every service or drug a patient might encounter.

Furloughed Feds’ Health Coverage Intact, But Shutdown Still Complicates Things

By Julie Appleby January 18, 2019

Some federal employees face insurance paperwork glitches that affect their health coverage and add pressure to the stress of going without pay.

Shutdown Mostly Spares Health Coverage, But Other Issues Loom

By Julie Appleby January 11, 2019

The length of the shutdown will dictate how furloughed and unpaid workers will be affected.

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