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Billing Errors in Health Care Abound as System Heads for More Complexity
Billing Errors in Health Care Abound as System Heads for More Complexity 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

New coding requirements may create even more disarray in an already complex industry. The result could leave consumers with a greater sense of confusion in understanding medical bills. Written by:…

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Insurers Alter Cost Formula, and Patients Pay More
Insurers Alter Cost Formula, and Patients Pay More 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

Beware of even greater out-of-pocket healthcare costs. Read the following article and learn how insurers are shifting the cost of out-of-network care to consumers. Doug Benz / The New York…

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Health care mandate is about personal responsibility
Health care mandate is about personal responsibility 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

Is ObamaCare dead? The decision lies with the Supreme Court which is expected to rule sometime in June. Onething is for certain, the current model of paying for and subsidizing…

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Insurance companies to blame for 'surprise' medical bills: state report
Insurance companies to blame for 'surprise' medical bills: state report 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

Are you paying more for healthcare even when using an in-network provider? A recent report from the Department of Financial Services in New York State found that an alarming amount…

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Medical Debts Put Patients at Risk of Financial Collapse
Medical Debts Put Patients at Risk of Financial Collapse 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

The crisis of American health care is not limited to uninsured people, unable to pay for their care. This article shows a deepening problem of working people with insurance unable…

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Medical Bill Problems Steady for U.S. Families, 2007-2010
Medical Bill Problems Steady for U.S. Families, 2007-2010 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

Troubling stats indicate 20% of Americans are still having difficulty paying medical bills. By Anna Sommers and Peter J. Cunningham More than one in five Americans were in families reporting…

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The Future of U.S. Health Care
The Future of U.S. Health Care 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

What Is a Hospital? An Insurer? Even a Doctor? All the Lines in the Industry Are Starting to Blur. By ANNA WILDE MATHEWS Call it the united state of health…

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Aetna sues 9 N.J. doctors for "unconscionable" fees
Aetna sues 9 N.J. doctors for "unconscionable" fees 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

Lawsuits claim that the out-of-network physicians charged as much as $50,000 for an inpatient consultation. By Alicia Gallegos, American Medical News Aetna Inc. has accused nine New Jersey doctors of…

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NJ lawmakers seeking to control insurance costs
NJ lawmakers seeking to control insurance costs 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

Looking for greater transparency on how insurers calculate and charge for premiums? The state of NJ is intending to provide just that. A recent measure adopted by the state legislature would…

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Sixteen percent of Americans unable to pay medical bills, according to Consumer Reports’ Trouble Tracker Index
Sixteen percent of Americans unable to pay medical bills, according to Consumer Reports’ Trouble Tracker Index 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

Medical Cost Advocate recently appeared in the September issue of Consumer Reports. One of the key points of this article is the assertion that consumers should line up a medical…

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