Under a new federal rule, health insurers and employers that offer health plans must provide online calculators for patients to get detailed estimates of what they will owe for a range of services and drugs.
Jan 3, 2023
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MADONNA MCGUIRE SMITH, HEAD OF PACIFIC NORTHWEST BLEEDING DISORDERS, AND HER FAMILY EARLIER THIS YEAR./COURTESY PHOTO
A Washington woman unwittingly become part of a strategy that employers are using to deal with the high cost of some drugs.
Dec 6, 2022
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An employee of the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services helps a consumer pick a health care plan on the federal online health insurance marketplace.
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The new plan is meant to maintain coverage gains from the pandemic, but its low reimbursement rates may be a problem.
Dec 1, 2022
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RHONDA JONES WITH SON TYRUS AND DAUGHTER ALAYNA AT THEIR HOME IN CROWN POINT, INDIANA. ALAYNA WAS INJURED DURING HER BIRTH AND HAS CEREBRAL PALSY. SHE WAS RECENTLY HOSPITALIZED WITH RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, OR RSV./TAYLOR GLASCOCK/KHN
Dr. Jefferson Loa had glowing reviews until he began following up on concerns that some doctors were neglecting patient care.
Nov 29, 2022
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This Oregon Medical Group clinic in Eugene is one of several primary care businesses bought in Oregon in recent years by UnitedHealth's Optum Health Division.
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UnitedHealth, which has been expanding in Oregon, is under scrutiny over issues that include its data practices.
Nov 17, 2022
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TWO-YEAR-OLD ZION GASTELUM DIED FOUR DAYS AFTER RECEIVING BABY ROOT CANALS AND CROWNS AT KOOL SMILES, A PRIVATE EQUITY-AFFILIATED DENTAL CLINIC IN YUMA, ARIZONA./SCREENGRAB OF ABC15 ARIZONA BROADCAST
As private equity extends into health care, evidence is mounting it’s led to higher prices and diminished quality of care, a KHN investigation has found.
The new law, giving individuals the right to sue over health care adequacy, won by 23,000 votes.
Nov 15, 2022
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GLORIA SANCHEZ KEETH, CLINIC MANAGER WITH MEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL, AND DENTIST THIEN-Y HOANG WORK ON A PATIENT INSIDE THE MOBILE DENTAL CLINIC AT CHEMEKETA COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN SALEM ON OCT. 22, 2022./BRIAN HAYES/STATESMAN JOURNAL