#financial toxicity

Credit scores depressed by medical debt can threaten people’s access to housing and fuel homelessness in many communities.

The Biden initiative marks a turning point in a long-fought battle to control ever-rising drug prices.

The days of Americans paying far more for prescription drugs are ending, said President Biden.

Some hospitals are still falling short of a law that went into effect in 2021 requiring them to publicly post their prices.

Patients are tired of shocking medical bills they didn’t expect and can’t afford.

The request comes after more than 1 million enrollees were dropped, largely due to red tape.

Countless Americans are unjustly being forced to pay out-of-pocket or, faced with that prospect, forgoing needed medical help.

Do they tackle drugs with extremely high costs taken by a handful of patients, or drugs with merely very high costs taken by a larger group?

After years of thundering against drugmakers, legislators have now focused on regulating the deal-makers known as pharmacy benefit managers.

Record enrollment brought more consumers into the market while many insurers began offering smaller networks of doctors and hospitals.

Insurers now commonly require prior authorization for many mundane medical encounters, including basic imaging and prescription refills.

Advocates are pressing the IRS to crack down on nonprofit hospital systems that withhold financial assistance from low-income patients.

People who are injured or sick are asked, in a moment of stress, to prudently decide which medical setting is the best place to seek help.