Sign Here? Financial Agreements May Leave Doctors in the Driver’s Seat
Agreeing to an out-of-network doctor’s own financial policy — which generally protects their ability to get paid and may be littered with confusing insurance and legal jargon — can create a binding contract that leaves a patient owing.
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Toxic Gas Adds to a Long History of Pollution in Southwest Memphis
People across the nation claim cancer-causing emissions from local sterilizing plants are making them sick. It’s an example of environmental racism, say residents of one predominantly Black area in southwest Memphis, Tennessee, where life expectancy is much shorter than county and state averages.
In this episode of “An Arm and a Leg,” host Dan Weissmann explores what the fallout from a cyberattack says about antitrust concerns in health care.
Exposed to Agent Orange at US Bases, Veterans Face Cancer Without VA Compensation
The Department of Veterans Affairs has long given vets who served in Vietnam disability compensation for illness connected to Agent Orange harm. But those exposed at U.S. bases are still waiting for the same benefits.
What Florida’s New 6-Week Abortion Ban Means for the South, and Traveling Patients
Millions Were Booted From Medicaid. The Insurers That Run It Gained Medicaid Revenue Anyway.
Journalists Drill Down on Bird Flu Risks, Opioid Settlement Payouts, and Fluoride in Drinking Water
California Is Investing $500M in Therapy Apps for Youth. Advocates Fear It Won’t Pay Off.
Genetics Studies Have a Diversity Problem That Researchers Struggle To Fix
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Abortion — Again — At the Supreme Court
Mandatory Reporting Laws Meant To Protect Children Get Another Look
Tire Toxicity Faces Fresh Scrutiny After Salmon Die-Offs
FTC Chief Says Tech Advancements Risk Health Care Price Fixing
ACA Plans Are Being Switched Without Enrollees’ OK
Insurance agents say it’s too easy to access consumer information on the Affordable Care Act federal marketplace. Policyholders can lose their doctors and access to prescriptions. Some end up owing back taxes.
