Haven’t Seen Your Doctor in a Few Years? You May Need to Find a New One
When Claudia Siegel got a stomach bug earlier this year, she reached out to her primary care doctor to prescribe ...
Tag: Health Care Costs
While Inflation Takes a Toll on Seniors, Billions of Dollars in Benefits Go Unused
Millions of older adults are having trouble making ends meet, especially during these inflationary times. Yet many don’t realize help ...
Hospitals Divert Primary Care Patients to Health Center ‘Look-Alikes’ to Boost Finances
A growing number of hospitals are outsourcing often-unprofitable outpatient services for their poorest patients by setting up independent, nonprofit organizations ...
‘It’s Becoming Too Expensive to Live’: Anxious Older Adults Try to Cope With Limited Budgets
Economic insecurity is upending the lives of millions of older adults as soaring housing costs and inflation diminish the value ...
For Medically Vulnerable Families, Inflation’s Squeeze Is Inescapable
For millions of Californians living with chronic diseases — such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer — or other debilitating conditions, inflation ...
Watch: How Nursing Homes Put Friends and Families on the Hook for Residents’ Debts
Pursuing unpaid bills, nursing homes have been routinely suing not only residents but their friends and families, a review of ...
His-and-Hers Cataract Surgeries, But His Bill Was 20 Times as Much
Husband-and-wife cataract surgeries had surprisingly different costs, with one resulting in an out-of-pocket payment of $204, while the other was ...
‘True Cost of Aging’ Index Shows Many Seniors Can’t Afford Basic Necessities
Nationally and in every state, the minimum cost of living for older adults calculated by the Elder Index far exceeds federal ...
‘Free’ Screening? Know Your Rights to Get No-Cost Care
Some screenings and preventative tests are free under the Affordable Care Act. But this popular provision comes with challenges and ...
How to Get Rid of Medical Debt — Or Avoid It in the First Place
If you’re worried about incurring debt during a health crisis or are struggling to deal with bills you already have, ...