Americans hospitalized with coronavirus could be hit with hospital bills topping $20,000
4 years, 9 months ago

Americans hospitalized with coronavirus could be hit with hospital bills topping $20,000

Daily Mail  

Americans being treated for coronavirus at a hospital could be hit with medical bills topping $20,000. A Kaiser Family Foundation report says that US adults may face such astronomical bills even when figuring for insurance coverage and out-of-pocket costs. Pictured: EMTs lift a patient into an ambulance as the outbreak of coronavirus continues, in New York City, March 24 People who suffered major complications paid $20,292 on average for treatment with a combination of insurance and out-of-pocket costs. Pictured: Medical personnel treat a woman shortly after she arrived at a coronavirus mobile testing in The Villages, Florida, March 23 For people without complications, their out-of-pocket costs averaged $1,464. On Wednesday, Aetna announced that it would be waiving inpatient hospital bills, including co-pays and out-of-pocket costs, for members treated for COVID-19.

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Govt to cover treatment costs until at least March
1 year, 11 months ago

Govt to cover treatment costs until at least March

China Daily  

Patients needing treatment for COVID-19 will not have to foot pricey bills for hospitalization out of their own pockets until at least the end of March, according to authorities. The circular said the State will continue to pay for hospitalization costs until at least March 31, as long as patients conform to the diagnosis and treatment plan for novel coronavirus …

Op-Ed: How rising hospital costs increase healthcare inequities for marginalized communities
2 years ago

Op-Ed: How rising hospital costs increase healthcare inequities for marginalized communities

LA Times  

Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Willowbrook is one of the hospitals serving high-need neighborhoods that is being affected by the financial storms of escalating healthcare costs. Metropolitan anchor hospitals, as they have come to be known, play a vital role in advancing health equity and are disproportionately affected by the problems facing the entire healthcare system. Today’s economic …

Hospital funding clash to be reignited at national cabinet as states call for more resources
2 years, 3 months ago

Hospital funding clash to be reignited at national cabinet as states call for more resources

ABC  

Pressure is mounting on the federal government to ramp up hospital funding to the states and territories ahead of a national cabinet meeting this week, with doctors calling on the Commonwealth to adequately resource public hospitals or risk "dire consequences". Key points: State leaders are expected to raise the issue of hospital funding at national cabinet this week The federal …

Coronavirus pushed up health spending by €466 per person in 2021
2 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus pushed up health spending by €466 per person in 2021

Dutch News  

Healthcare spending went up by €466 per person in 2021, largely as a result of coronavirus-related costs such as testing and vaccination. The statistics agency CBS said spending was 7.6% higher than in 2020, when the costs went up by 8.3% or €475 per person compared to 2019. The 2020 increases were mainly due to the €2.1 billion healthcare bonus …

Coronavirus pushed up health spending by €466 per person in 2021
2 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus pushed up health spending by €466 per person in 2021

Dutch News  

Healthcare spending went up by €466 per person in 2021, largely as a result of coronavirus-related costs such as testing and vaccination. The statistics agency CBS said spending was 7.6% higher than in 2020, when the costs went up by 8.3% or €475 per person compared to 2019. The 2020 increases were mainly due to the €2.1 billion healthcare bonus …

Rising medical expenses add to financial stress of citizens
2 years, 7 months ago

Rising medical expenses add to financial stress of citizens

The Hindu  

Ragashree Gnanesh, whose aged mother needs regular follow-up with a specialist for her recurring health problems, has been finding it increasingly difficult to cope with medical expenses. With a substantial increase in the cost of living too, medical expenses are turning out to be a huge burden on us,” she said. Manjunath, director of the State-run Sri Jayadeva Institute of …

Officials: COVID a financial hammer on New Mexico hospitals
2 years, 11 months ago

Officials: COVID a financial hammer on New Mexico hospitals

Associated Press  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The pandemic is financially stressing New Mexico hospitals because the money they get for treating COVID-19 patients doesn’t keep pace with rising costs, officials said. New Mexico Hospital Association President and CEO Troy Clark said it’s incorrect to think that hospitals are doing OK financially because they’re full. University of New Mexico Hospital CEO Kate Becker said …

Covid-19 case rates have now surpassed the summer surge. Hospitalizations so far have yet to match
3 years ago

Covid-19 case rates have now surpassed the summer surge. Hospitalizations so far have yet to match

CNN  

CNN — As the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread across the US this holiday season, the rate of daily Covid-19 cases detected has eclipsed those fueled by the Delta variant over the summer. E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/Getty Images A woman shows proof of vaccination against Covid-19 to enter Times Square for the New Year's Eve ball drop …

Unvaccinated Covid-19 patients cost $5.7 billion for treatment in the last 3 months, study estimates
3 years, 3 months ago

Unvaccinated Covid-19 patients cost $5.7 billion for treatment in the last 3 months, study estimates

CNN  

CNN — A new analysis published Tuesday estimates that preventable costs for treating hospitalized, unvaccinated Covid-19 patients reached $5.7 billion over the last three months. The data analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation found, using data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, as well as studies on health care costs, that each preventable Covid-19 hospitalization costs about $20,000. …

Delta, health insurers are making the unvaccinated pay for their choice.
55 years ago

Delta, health insurers are making the unvaccinated pay for their choice.

Slate  

Refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 was already a reckless health decision. Delta seems to be keeping all of this in mind, though all their spokesman would tell me when I asked about it was that the company “is well within the plan and legal parameters to make this change.” Simply mandating vaccines for employees might be the more straightforward …

Coronavirus patients are now facing medical bills of up to $1million
3 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus patients are now facing medical bills of up to $1million

Daily Mail  

Patients who've recovered from COVID-19 are starting to see bills add up from their hospital stays and treatment. Pictured: Chaplain Kevin Deegan prays with COVID-19 patient Esperanza Salazar, as she speaks with family members remotely in Los Angeles, February 2021 One widow of a COVID patient is facing a $50,000 bill for an air ambulance that insurance refuses to cover …

‘We’ve cried ourselves dry’: COVID overwhelms Manila hospitals
3 years, 8 months ago

‘We’ve cried ourselves dry’: COVID overwhelms Manila hospitals

Al Jazeera  

Faced with an alarming wave of cases, medical staff have the grim job of deciding life and death for desperate patients. “I need you to understand that this is the government’s fault,” Barrera said in a social media post that has gone viral. “The lack of a sense of urgency – I think that’s the fundamental problem,” said Dr Anthony …

Doctors tally COVID-19’s toll on hospitalized patients: ‘It’s costly and it’s deadly’
3 years, 10 months ago

Doctors tally COVID-19’s toll on hospitalized patients: ‘It’s costly and it’s deadly’

LA Times  

Registered nurse Kat Yi holds an iPad so that COVID-19 patient Eduardo Rojas can speak to his wife, Angelica, from the ICU at Providence St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton in December. A new study of nearly 200,000 adults hospitalized with COVID-19 in hundreds of medical centers across the U.S. found that the oldest patients were 19 times more likely …

Her COVID-19 treatment cost more than $1 million. Who’s going to pay for it?
3 years, 11 months ago

Her COVID-19 treatment cost more than $1 million. Who’s going to pay for it?

LA Times  

Patricia Mason, 51, displays her medical bills at her home in Vacaville, Calif. Mason works more than full time across two jobs — office administrative work, which she can do from home, and retail, which she can’t. But whereas most health plans are required to follow the federal government’s out-of-pocket maximums, the pipe trades’ plan is “grandfathered in” and does …

Deaths linked to Covid-19 up 20 percent this week
4 years ago

Deaths linked to Covid-19 up 20 percent this week

NL Times  

Preliminary data released this calendar week showed that 619 deaths were caused by Covid-19, an increase of 20 percent compared to last week. To date, 11,612 people in the Netherlands are known to have died from the coronavirus disease, but several thousand others likely died before they were diagnosed, statistics bureau CBS said based on mortality figures. The current admission …

US Congress passes $892bn in COVID relief measures
4 years ago

US Congress passes $892bn in COVID relief measures

Al Jazeera  

The bill provides $3.36bn for vaccine alliance GAVI, which issues the vaccines to people in low-income countries. The COVID-19 relief bill provides $284bn for loans to small business to keep workers employed and $166bn for $600 one-time payments to most US citizens among other measures. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrat in the US Congress, called the bill “a …

Hospital coronavirus patient total dips below 2,000
4 years, 1 month ago

Hospital coronavirus patient total dips below 2,000

Dutch News  

The number of people being treated in hospital for coronavirus dipped under 2,000 in the 24 hours to Friday morning, according to new figures. In total, 217 new patients were admitted to hospital, but with discharges outstripping new admissions, the total number of coronavirus patients fell to 1,961. Nevertheless, the infection rate would appear to be stabilising rather than continuing …

[COVID 19] "Cost of Treatment Should Not Act As A Deterrent For Access To Medical Care" : Supreme Court
4 years, 5 months ago

[COVID 19] "Cost of Treatment Should Not Act As A Deterrent For Access To Medical Care" : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to take a decision on what directions/guidelines it can make in terms of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 so that cost-effective mechanisms for treatment of Coronavirus can be metted out for citizens.Chief Justice SA Bobde on Tuesday stated that "the cost of medical treatment must not act as a deterrent against access …

She Went To The ER To Try To Get A Coronavirus Test And Ended Up $1,840 In Debt
4 years, 6 months ago

She Went To The ER To Try To Get A Coronavirus Test And Ended Up $1,840 In Debt

NPR  

She Went To The ER To Try To Get A Coronavirus Test And Ended Up $1,840 In Debt Enlarge this image toggle caption ER Productions Limited/Getty Images ER Productions Limited/Getty Images Carmen Quintero works an early shift at a distribution warehouse that ships N95 masks and other products to a nation under siege from the coronavirus. Sponsor Message Total bill: …

COVID-19: Centre asks states to cap charges for critical care in private hospitals
4 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19: Centre asks states to cap charges for critical care in private hospitals

New Indian Express  

The Union Health Ministry also asked the states to engage with private hospitals to ensure there is enhanced availability of beds and critical healthcare facilities for coronavirus patients. "In order to ensure that patients receive prompt, good quality care at reasonable rates, it has been suggested to states to have consultations with the local private healthcare providers and arrive at …

Coronavirus: Man dubbed ‘miracle child’ after Covid-19 recovery receives $1.1m hospital bill
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus: Man dubbed ‘miracle child’ after Covid-19 recovery receives $1.1m hospital bill

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Seattle man who …

Identify Private Hospitals Where Cost-Effective/Free Treatment For COVID-19 Can Be Done : SC Tells Centre
4 years, 7 months ago

Identify Private Hospitals Where Cost-Effective/Free Treatment For COVID-19 Can Be Done : SC Tells Centre

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday took up for hearing a plea seeking nationwide cost related regulations for treatment of Coronavirus patients at private and corporate hospitals. A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & Hrishikesh Roy directed the Centre to identify a list of those hospitals where minimum or free of cost treatment can be done for …

Insurers want standard covid-19 treatment cost
4 years, 7 months ago

Insurers want standard covid-19 treatment cost

Live Mint  

With more and more covid-19-positive patients walking into private hospitals across the country, increasing costs of treatment is worrying insurers. “We are continuously monitoring the industry-level data and have observed that the average claim size is about three times the usual claim average,” said Prasun Sikdar, managing director and chief executive officer, ManipalCigna Health Insurance Co. Ltd. Graphic: Santosh Sharma/Mint …

U.S. Hospitals Hit By Financial 'Triple Whammy' During Coronavirus Pandemic
4 years, 8 months ago

U.S. Hospitals Hit By Financial 'Triple Whammy' During Coronavirus Pandemic

NPR  

Hospitals Hit By Financial 'Triple Whammy' During Coronavirus Pandemic Enlarge this image toggle caption David Sacks / Getty Images David Sacks / Getty Images The coronavirus outbreak has thrown hospital systems throughout the U.S. into crisis — both medical and financial. The cost of treating coronavirus patients, combined with the loss of revenue from canceling elective procedures, has left many …

Administration offers plan to cover COVID care for uninsured
4 years, 8 months ago

Administration offers plan to cover COVID care for uninsured

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced a plan Wednesday to start paying hospitals and doctors who care for uninsured patients with COVID-19, but Democratic lawmakers and health industry groups are likely to press for more. Lawmakers are finalizing another coronavirus relief bill, expected to add $75 billion more for the health care system. Democrats and some health industry groups say …

Growing Costs And Shrinking Revenues Squeeze Hospitals As They Brace For Coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Growing Costs And Shrinking Revenues Squeeze Hospitals As They Brace For Coronavirus

NPR  

Growing Costs And Shrinking Revenues Squeeze Hospitals As They Brace For Coronavirus Enlarge this image toggle caption Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Image Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Image As many cities and regions of the country brace for a surge of coronavirus patients over the next few weeks, hospitals are scrambling to get ready. The …

Confirmed coronavirus cases hit 1 million worldwide
4 years, 9 months ago

Confirmed coronavirus cases hit 1 million worldwide

LA Times  

Crowds of migrant workers wait to board buses on the outskirts of New Delhi, after India ordered a nationwide lockdown on March 28, 2020. The coronavirus outbreak has thrown 10 million Americans out of work in just two weeks, the swiftest, most stunning collapse the U.S. job market has ever witnessed, and economists warn unemployment could reach levels not seen …

Column: The coronavirus crisis shows what happens when a country puts its workers last
4 years, 9 months ago

Column: The coronavirus crisis shows what happens when a country puts its workers last

LA Times  

The most familiar observation about the human reaction to abject terror is the one stating that “there are no atheists in foxholes.” We’re about to see how that aphorism applies in modern American politics. And many who sounded the siren about the economic drag of government deficits and the national debt are saying, “Never mind.” Here’s White House economic advisor …

Fact check: Trump incorrectly suggests insurers will make coronavirus treatment free
4 years, 9 months ago

Fact check: Trump incorrectly suggests insurers will make coronavirus treatment free

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump sowed more confusion over coronavirus testing and treatment in his Wednesday night Oval Office address, when he indicated that coronavirus patients could have treatment – which could run into thousands of dollars for those seriously ill – at no charge. The White House quickly clarified the President’s remarks, saying Trump meant to echo Vice President …

Coronavirus spread prompts billions in healthcare funding. Here's who's getting the money
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus spread prompts billions in healthcare funding. Here's who's getting the money

ABC  

The Federal Government is pouring $2.4 billion into the healthcare sector in a bid to better prepare Australia for a major coronavirus outbreak. A $30 million health campaign will also be rolled out soon to provide practical advice on how Australians can keep healthy and what to do if you fall ill. Coronavirus clinics About 80 per cent of people …

Trump signs off on $8.3bn in spending for coronavirus
4 years, 10 months ago

Trump signs off on $8.3bn in spending for coronavirus

Al Jazeera  

Washington, DC – US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an $8.3bn measure to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak that provides federal public health agencies with money for vaccines, tests and potential treatments and helps state and local governments prepare and respond to the threat. “The risk in the United States as whole, is still low,” Dr Anthony Fauci, the …

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