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He went in for a colonoscopy. The hospital charged $19K for two.
4 days, 10 hours ago

He went in for a colonoscopy. The hospital charged $19K for two.

Raw Story  

Tom Contos is an avid runner. My primary care physician said, ‘Given your family history, let’s get you in.’” Northwestern Memorial Hospital asked him to prepay $1,000 out-of-pocket, and he underwent the procedure in June. Even with that reduction, Littenberg said, he thought Contos’ total out-of-pocket cost of $4,047 was “a lot, though not rare for large academic centers.” Contos’ …

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Black hospitals vanished in the U.S. decades ago. Some communities have paid a price
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Black hospitals vanished in the U.S. decades ago. Some communities have paid a price

NPR  

Black hospitals vanished in the U.S. decades ago. — In the center of this historically Black city, once deemed “the jewel of the Delta” by President Theodore Roosevelt, dreams to revitalize an abandoned hospital building have all but dried up. In 1942, that group established Taborian Hospital, a place staffed by Black doctors and nurses that exclusively admitted Black patients, …

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Ozempic, Wegovy: Sanders launches Senate investigation into ‘outrageously high’ pricing of drugs
8 months ago

Ozempic, Wegovy: Sanders launches Senate investigation into ‘outrageously high’ pricing of drugs

CNN  

CNN — Sen. Bernie Sanders is taking aim at the high prices of the blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy. The Vermont senator, an independent who has long called out drug manufacturers for their costly products, is launching an investigation into the “outrageously high prices” Novo Nordisk charges for the drugs. “Further, if the prices for these products are not substantially …

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FTC chief says tech advancements risk health care price fixing
8 months ago

FTC chief says tech advancements risk health care price fixing

Salon  

New technologies are making it easier for companies to fix prices and discriminate against individual consumers, the Biden administration’s top consumer watchdog said Tuesday. Khan said the commission is also scrutinizing the use of artificial intelligence and algorithms to set prices for individual consumers “based on all of this particular behavioral data about you: the websites you visited, you know, …

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Employer-sponsored health coverage costs jumped this year. More hikes may be coming
1 year, 2 months ago

Employer-sponsored health coverage costs jumped this year. More hikes may be coming

Associated Press  

The cost of health coverage through work jumped this year, in part because of inflation, according to a survey of U.S. employers. Later this fall, companies begin their annual coverage enrollment window for 2024, and health care experts say another price hike could be coming. “It’s hard to imagine that there won’t be another year of health care cost increases, …

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5 things to know about the new drug pricing negotiations
1 year, 3 months ago

5 things to know about the new drug pricing negotiations

Salon  

The Biden administration has picked the first 10 high-priced prescription drugs subject to federal price negotiations, taking a swipe at the powerful pharmaceutical industry. But that would be true only if companies aren't already pricing their drugs as high as the private market will bear, said Tricia Neuman, executive director of KFF's program on Medicare policy. At least six drug …

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Inflation adds to the pain of families coping with diabetes and other medical needs
2 years, 4 months ago

Inflation adds to the pain of families coping with diabetes and other medical needs

LA Times  

The Lewis family — from left, Spencer, Deborah, Owen, and Annabelle — hang out with their dog, Chief, in their home in Rosamond, Calif. The family relies on Spencer’s disability check for rent and utilities and Deborah’s freelance work for gas. “We’ve seen a number of patients living with diabetes and on a fixed income greatly impacted by rising inflation,” …

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