At 82, Roberta Rabinovitz had no place to go. A widow, she had lost both her daughters to cancer. She’d lived with one and then the other, nursing them until their deaths. Then she moved in with her brother in Florida and helped care for him, until he also died. “My doctor said, ‘Roberta, you […]
Health insurance
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When hospitals and insurers fight, patients get caught in the middle
About 90,000 people spent months in limbo as central Missouri’s major medical provider fought over insurance contracts. These disputes between insurers and hospitals are a recurring problem.
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Offered a cash price for a prenatal genetic test? It may be your best bet
An expectant mom got a $750 bill for a blood test to check for genetic abnormalities in her baby. Then she tried to figure out why it was so high.
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Try this when your doctor says ‘yes’ to a preventive test but insurance says ‘no’
Health insurance wouldn’t cover one child’s hearing tests. Reporters with Health Care Helpline investigated and share this advice for what to do if preventive care gets denied.
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Even megastars like Venus Williams get the health insurance blues
In the U.S., as nowhere else, health insurance and employment are deeply connected. And that means confusion can snare even elite athletes.
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Here’s where Luigi Mangione’s cases stand before his arraignment Friday
Mangione is set to appear in federal court on Friday for his arraignment in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Prosecutors have filed an intent to seek the death penalty.
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States push Medicaid work rules, but few programs help enrollees find jobs
Some lawmakers are pushing to require that Medicaid recipients work in order to get or keep coverage, and some states already try to help them find jobs. But the effects of those efforts are unclear.
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‘Bill of the Month’: The series that dissects and slashes medical bills
Since 2018, readers and listeners sent KFF Health News-NPR’s “Bill of the Month” thousands of questionable bills. Our crowdsourced investigation paved the way for landmark legislation and highlighted cost-saving strategies for all patients
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NPR’s most-read stories of 2024 include a scam-fighter and zombie second mortgages
How can you outsmart scammers? What would you do if your friend was attacked by a wild cougar? NPR readers wanted to know the answers to those questions and more in 2024.
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Police have made an arrest in the United Healthcare CEO shooting
A man has been arrested in Pennsylvania in connection with the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
