Coronavirus Tests Are Supposed to Be Free. The Surprise Bills Come Anyway.

By Sarah Kliff
NYT The Upshot
Congress sought to ensure that patients would not face costs connected to the virus. But rules are not always being followed.
Published date: September 9, 2020 at 12:00PM
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Why I’m Obsessed With Patients’ Medical Bills

By Sarah Kliff
NYT Times Insider
To report on the true cost of health care, it’s critical to see what a hospital charges patients. But since hospitals keep those prices a secret, I turn to the next best source: you.
Published date: August 7, 2020 at 12:00PM
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A Hospital Forgot to Bill Her Coronavirus Test. It Cost Her $1,980.

By Sarah Kliff
NYT The Upshot
Send us your medical bills. We’ll use them to investigate hospital and doctor billing practices.
Published date: August 3, 2020 at 12:00PM
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Coronavirus Highlights the Pitfalls of Health Deductibles

By Aaron E. Carroll
NYT The Upshot
There’s a risk in cost sharing: It may deter people from getting needed care.
Published date: March 9, 2020 at 11:00AM
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The Nasty Surprise of Medical Bills

By Unknown Author
NYT Opinion
Readers, including doctors, bemoan a system stacked against all but the money makers.
Published date: February 23, 2020 at 07:00PM
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In the U.S., an Angioplasty Costs $32,000. Elsewhere? Maybe $6,400.

By Margot Sanger-Katz
NYT The Upshot
A study of international prices finds American patients pay much more across a wide array of common services.
Published date: December 27, 2019 at 12:00PM
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50 Reasons the Idea of Free College Is Misunderstood

By Matthew Chingos
NYT The Upshot
It’s all about the states. A big question is how a plan could work in all of them.
Published date: December 20, 2019 at 12:00PM
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I Just Got My Medical Bills. (Gasp!)

By Unknown Author
NYT Opinion
Readers offer their experiences and suggestions, and a call for the Democratic candidates to address the issue directly.
Published date: December 15, 2019 at 07:00PM
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Ban on Surprise Medical Bills May Pass After All

By Margot Sanger-Katz
NYT The Upshot
Congress is close to a deal that would resolve billing disputes between doctors and insurance companies.
Published date: December 8, 2019 at 06:57PM
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Where the Frauds Are All Legal

By Elisabeth Rosenthal
NYT Opinion
Welcome to the weird world of medical billing.
Published date: December 7, 2019 at 09:00PM
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Warren Has Her Plan. Buttigieg Suggests Another Way to Cut Health Prices.

By Margot Sanger-Katz
NYT The Upshot
A single-payer system can lower prices by setting them. But lots of countries regulate prices and have private insurance, too.
Published date: November 6, 2019 at 12:00PM
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Innovative Drugs Save Lives Only if People Can Afford Them

By The Editorial Board
NYT Opinion
Under a new bill, a handful of new drugs might never get produced. That would be worth it.
Published date: November 2, 2019 at 08:35PM
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Why Was My Doctor Visit Suddenly So Expensive?

By Richard Klasco, M.D
NYT Well
The facility fee may be to blame for the added costs of a doctor visit.
Published date: November 1, 2019 at 11:00AM
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The Huge Amount of Waste in the U.S. Health System

By Austin Frakt
NYT The Upshot
A study finds evidence for how to reduce some of it, but also a large blind spot on how to remove the rest.
Published date: October 7, 2019 at 06:01PM
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Life-Changing Drugs Almost Nobody Can Afford

By Unknown Author
NYT Health
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Published date: August 26, 2019 at 10:47PM
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Politicians Tackle Surprise Bills, but Not the Biggest Source of Them: Ambulances

By Sarah Kliff and Margot Sanger-Katz
NYT The Upshot
A legislative push in Congress and states to end unexpected medical bills has omitted the ambulance industry.
Published date: July 22, 2019 at 12:00PM
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Long-Short Funds: Long on Complexity, Short on Returns

By Conrad De Aenlle
NYT Business Day
Portfolios that bet on some stocks rising and others falling have produced poor results because of high costs and unfavorable markets.
Published date: July 12, 2019 at 02:00PM
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Why Transparency on Medical Prices Could Actually Make Them Go Higher

By Margot Sanger-Katz
NYT The Upshot
It could depend on how much the health care system resembles the Danish concrete market.
Published date: June 24, 2019 at 07:54PM
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A New Trump Order May Make More Health Care Prices Public

By Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz
NYT The Upshot
Hospitals and insurance companies will fight the order, which could reveal their secret negotiations.
Published date: June 24, 2019 at 05:11PM
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Surprise Medical Bills Give Both Parties an Unexpected Opportunity to Agree

By Margot Sanger-Katz
NYT The Upshot
A consensus that there’s a problem doesn’t mean it will be easy to come together on a solution.
Published date: May 24, 2019 at 12:00PM
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