Consumer groups, doctors, state advocates offer advice on what you can do when insurance denies you coverage or bills don't make sense.

Many consumers don’t trust the bills they get for their medical care because the payment system in this country is overly complex, fragmented, and prone to mistakes. Yet, challenging a medical ...

The House Health Committee changed a hot-button bill on school vaccination requirements to focus on exemptions for medical reasons. Chris Anders “So, if I reading the amendment correctly ...

Medical Recovery Services ordered to pay $127K in legal fees after suing woman over $460 hospital bill Published at 3:50 pm, March 18, 2025 | Updated at 7:56 pm, March 18, 2025 Nate Eaton ...

Most U.S. hospitals offer some relief to patients who struggle to pay their bills. These charity care or financial assistance programs can cover all or part of the cost of an outstanding medical bill.

Lawmakers on Monday introduced a bipartisan bill to address fraud in Minnesota’s Medicaid program, known as Medical Assistance. The bill’s lead authors — Sen. Ann Johnson Stewart (DFL ...

My husband has a 30-year-old son who has struggled with drugs and mental illness for several years. This young man has been enabled financially by both of his parents, but especially by his mom ...

A bill intended to counter the shortage of health care providers in New Mexico by making changes in the state's Medical Malpractice Act failed Friday to clear a Senate committee. Members of the ...

The bill, also backed by industry pharmaceutical and group purchasing organizations, aims to strengthen the country’s medical supply chain, which lawmakers said became strained during the COVID ...

Advocates of an Access to Public Records Act overhaul say the bill “goes in precisely the wrong direction.” PROVIDENCE — Rhode Islanders would have to pay more for government officials to ...

Republicans gave final passage to a bill Thursday broadening medical exceptions under Kentucky’s strict abortion ban, finally heeding calls from doctors who’ve demanded greater flexibility in ...

Lawmakers are tackling these questions with a controversial bill. Those for SB 176 blame medical malpractice lawyers for pushing doctors out of state, while those against it blame corporate greed.