/tags/medical-bills medical bills en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:34:07 GMT /government-politics/2025-12-16/sign-up-shop-compare-is-advice-experts-provide-for-2026-aca-enrollment Health care advocates tried Monday to impart last-minute advice to those trying to find coverage as the 2026 open enrollment period for Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage comes to an end amid spiking premium rates due to a stalemate in Congress. Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:34:07 GMT /government-politics/2025-12-16/sign-up-shop-compare-is-advice-experts-provide-for-2026-aca-enrollment Christine Sexton | Florida Phoenix /news/2022-06-13/when-routine-medical-tests-trigger-a-cascade-of-costly-unnecessary-care MRIs done early for uncomplicated low back pain and routine vitamin D tests "just to be thorough" are considered "low-value care" and can lead to further testing that can cost patients thousands. Mon, 13 Jun 2022 14:00:50 GMT /news/2022-06-13/when-routine-medical-tests-trigger-a-cascade-of-costly-unnecessary-care Ryan Levi, Dan Gorenstein /news/2022-04-06/never-ending-costs-when-resolved-medical-bills-keep-popping-up A family received a $4,928 bill that was settled with the health system 18 months earlier, resurrecting painful memories. Hospital billing experts say this distressing scenario occurs frequently. Wed, 06 Apr 2022 13:45:24 GMT /news/2022-04-06/never-ending-costs-when-resolved-medical-bills-keep-popping-up Aneri Pattani | KAISER HEALTH NEWS /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-09-14/the-doj-says-a-data-mining-company-fabricated-medical-diagnoses-to-make-money In a civil suit filed this week, the Justice Department accuses a New York medical analytics company of helping a Medicare Advantage plan cheat taxpayers out of millions of dollars. Wed, 15 Sep 2021 11:16:57 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-09-14/the-doj-says-a-data-mining-company-fabricated-medical-diagnoses-to-make-money Fred Schulte /news/npr-breaking-news/2020-12-22/congress-acts-to-spare-consumers-from-costly-surprise-medical-bills Congress has passed a long-debated measure to stop health care providers from billing patients for charges not covered by their insurance. Here's how the new protection works. Tue, 22 Dec 2020 12:03:16 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2020-12-22/congress-acts-to-spare-consumers-from-costly-surprise-medical-bills Julie Appleby /npr-breaking-news/2020-02-12/doctors-push-back-as-congress-takes-aim-at-surprise-medical-bills As lawmakers consider bills to protect patients against surprise medical bills, doctors have waged a stealth on-the-ground campaign to win over members of Congress. Here's how they did it. Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:00:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2020-02-12/doctors-push-back-as-congress-takes-aim-at-surprise-medical-bills Rachana Pradhan /2018-09-19/senators-unveil-legislation-to-protect-patients-against-surprise-medical-bills With frustration growing among Americans who are being charged exorbitant prices for medical treatment, a bipartisan group of senators Tuesday unveiled... Wed, 19 Sep 2018 11:57:51 GMT /2018-09-19/senators-unveil-legislation-to-protect-patients-against-surprise-medical-bills By Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News /2018-09-02/surprised-by-a-medical-bill-join-the-club-most-americans-say-they-have-been Sun, 02 Sep 2018 16:53:00 GMT /2018-09-02/surprised-by-a-medical-bill-join-the-club-most-americans-say-they-have-been Alison Kodjak /npr-breaking-news/2017-07-11/credit-agencies-to-ease-up-on-medical-debt-reporting Starting in September, the three main credit agencies will wait 180 days before including medical debt on a credit report, giving consumers time to resolve disputes with insurers. Tue, 11 Jul 2017 09:00:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2017-07-11/credit-agencies-to-ease-up-on-medical-debt-reporting Michelle Andrews