/tags/healthcare-costs healthcare costs en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:51:30 GMT /health/2026-03-13/higher-health-insurance-premiums-spark-interest-in-religious-cost-share-ministries Enrollment in health care sharing ministries is on the rise in Florida, but research shows they have fewer consumer protections. Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:51:30 GMT /health/2026-03-13/higher-health-insurance-premiums-spark-interest-in-religious-cost-share-ministries Gabriella Paul /health/2026-01-20/higher-aca-premiums-squeeze-floridas-working-stiff-as-enrollment-numbers-plunge As Thursday's sign-up deadline approached, Florida still has the most people of any state on ACA plans despite the largest drop after lawmakers did not extend enhanced subsidies. Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:21:06 GMT /health/2026-01-20/higher-aca-premiums-squeeze-floridas-working-stiff-as-enrollment-numbers-plunge Kerry Sheridan /health/2025-12-19/2-years-after-healthcare-expansion-passes-florida-kids-are-still-waiting-to-get-access A law was passed to give Florida kids more access to healthcare, but 2 years later medically fragile kids are still waiting. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:35:00 GMT /health/2025-12-19/2-years-after-healthcare-expansion-passes-florida-kids-are-still-waiting-to-get-access Joe Mario Pedersen /health/npr-breaking-news/2023-03-28/pay-up-kid-an-ers-error-sends-a-4-year-old-to-collections A Florida woman tried to dispute an emergency room bill, but the hospital and collection agency refused to talk to her — because it was her child's name on the bill, not hers. Tue, 28 Mar 2023 09:00:53 GMT /health/npr-breaking-news/2023-03-28/pay-up-kid-an-ers-error-sends-a-4-year-old-to-collections Daniel Chang /news/2022-08-30/hospitals-are-cutting-jobs-and-services-as-rising-costs-strain-their-budgets More than two years into the pandemic, hospital budgets are beginning to crack. One of the biggest drivers of financial shortfalls has been the cost to find workers. Tue, 30 Aug 2022 14:30:00 GMT /news/2022-08-30/hospitals-are-cutting-jobs-and-services-as-rising-costs-strain-their-budgets Katheryn Houghton - Kaiser Health News /news/2022-06-21/north-carolina-considers-new-laws-to-de-weaponize-medical-debt-and-protect-patients Medical debt can ruin lives, and in many states patients have few financial protections. North Carolina is considering a new law that could lead the way in shielding patients from high medical bills. Tue, 21 Jun 2022 09:52:32 GMT /news/2022-06-21/north-carolina-considers-new-laws-to-de-weaponize-medical-debt-and-protect-patients Aneri Pattani /2022-04-27/hit-with-7-146-for-two-hospital-bills-a-family-sought-health-care-in-mexico A dad's COVID-19 and a mom's fainting spell cost thousands, so when their son dislocated his shoulder, they drove him to Mexicali, where facilities rival those in the U.S., and had him treated for $5. Wed, 27 Apr 2022 09:00:16 GMT /2022-04-27/hit-with-7-146-for-two-hospital-bills-a-family-sought-health-care-in-mexico Paula Andalo /news/2022-02-10/florida-leaves-doctors-shielded-from-medical-malpractice-suits The Legislature will not overturn what critics deride as the state's "free kill" law, which generally prevents families from filing medical malpractice lawsuits against doctors or hospitals when the victims are adults. Thu, 10 Feb 2022 11:43:07 GMT /news/2022-02-10/florida-leaves-doctors-shielded-from-medical-malpractice-suits Melissa Hernandez De La Cruz /2022-01-24/how-a-south-florida-insurer-is-dealing-with-the-cost-of-covid-care-at-home-tests-and-obamacare The second year of COVID-19 could cost $50 million for health insurance company AvMed. Mon, 24 Jan 2022 20:15:08 GMT /2022-01-24/how-a-south-florida-insurer-is-dealing-with-the-cost-of-covid-care-at-home-tests-and-obamacare Tom Hudson /news/2022-01-12/medicare-proposes-covering-expensive-alzheimers-drug-for-those-in-clinical-trials Aduhelm is the first treatment approved in the country to slow cognitive decline in those living with Alzheimer's. Doctors have refused to prescribe it, given the lack of data and evidence behind it. Wed, 12 Jan 2022 13:01:57 GMT /news/2022-01-12/medicare-proposes-covering-expensive-alzheimers-drug-for-those-in-clinical-trials Jonathan Franklin