Updates
U.S. looks deeper into telehealth fraud
The ability to talk with our health care providers via video or phone was a great convenience and safety measure…
Insulin-makers admit cost is too high, but no relief in sight
It was 2019. Remember those days before the pandemic? That’s when the three companies that control production of 99…
The Big Business of Trauma: Man who fell off a ladder and cut his arm was billed more than $52,000
Ed Knight took a tumble off a ladder and cut his arm. He went to Chippenham Hospital in Richmond, Virginia…
Hundreds of patients surprised by lawsuit filed by now non-existent hospital
Tennova Healthcare-Lebanon in Tennessee isn’t a hospital anymore. It doesn’t exist after Vanderbilt University…
Family health care costs dipped last year, but it’s not why you might think
For the first time in 16 years, health care costs for a family of four dropped. But it’s not because health…
Lawmakers call new Alzheimer’s drug price “unconscionable”
The first Alzheimer’s drug to pass the FDA’s finish line in nearly 20 years — and the only one that will…
New parents take home more than their bundle of joy. Some get surprise medical bills
Pregnant women spend on average $4,500 out of pocket on maternity care including blood tests…
Appendicitis ruled out, but the hospital bill was a big pain
Each month, National Public Radio and the Kaiser Health Network report on an outrageous medical bill. And if you…
Nearly 70% of Congress cashed a check from Big Pharma before the 2020 election
There are 505 members of Congress, and according to a new analysis of records by STAT, 374 of them cashed a check from…
Advocacy at their fingertips: Nursing homes residents are Zooming into the Capitol
When the pandemic shut down the world, nursing homes did not allow outside visitors. Instead…