INDEX

1. Section 1: Consumer Trends

This section will help the consumer what and how current healthcare trends will affect them.

2. Doctors Are Disappearing From Emergency Rooms as Hospitals Look to Cut Costs KHN

WOW....Consumer should know what to look for.

3. Era of ‘Free’ Covid Vaccines, Test Kits, and Treatments Is Ending. Who Will Pay the Tab Now? KHN

New regulations to cost the consumer more

4. No-Cost Preventive Services Are Now in Jeopardy. Here’s What You Need to Know. KHN By Julie Appleby APRIL 7, 2023

Consumers Beware. This could cost more out of pocket expense.

5. Health Insurers Have Been Breaking State Laws for Years

States have passed hundreds of laws to protect people from wrongful insurance denials. Yet from emergency services to fertility preservation, insurers still say no.

6. You Have a Right to Know Why a Health Insurer Denied Your Claim. Some Insurers Still Won’t Tell You.

Federal regulations require insurers to promptly hand over records to patients facing claim denials. Some insurers only turned over their files after ProPublica reached out.

7. Doctors With Histories of Big Malpractice Settlements Work for Insurers, Deciding If They’ll Pay for Care

WOW you need to read this!!!

8. Older Americans Say They Feel Trapped in Medicare Advantage Plans By Sarah Jane Tribble JANUARY 5, 2024

BUYER BEWARE!!!! NEED TO KNOW ARTICLE.

9. Why Do We Pay For so Much Worthless Health Care?

Why Do We Pay For so Much Worthless Health Care?

10. The Doctor Didn’t Show Up, but the Hospital ER Still Charged $1,012 KHN

When the surgeon didn’t appear after more than an hour, the wife took her son home. The hospital told her to make a follow-up appointment with a doctor, which turned out to be unnecessary because the burn healed quickly.

11. Section 2: For Politicians and Concerned Citizens-Billions of Taxpayers Wasted Dollars..

Waste is defined as the thoughtless or careless expenditure, mismanagement, or abuse of resources to the detriment (or potential detriment) of the U.S. government. Waste also includes incurring unnecessary costs resulting from inefficient or ineffective practices, systems, or controls.

12. How Medicare Advantage Plans Dodged Auditors and Overcharged Taxpayers by Millions KHN

Medicare waste............Washington needs to do something to stop this.

13. “Not Medically Necessary”: Inside the Company Helping America’s Biggest Health Insurers Deny Cover Pro Pub age for Care

Great ProPublica Article regarding Medical Necessity Issues.

14. Section 3: Kaiser Bill of The Month

Kaisers’ BILL OF THE MONTH is a very informative series of real-life events affecting the healthcare consumer. The healthcare consumer can learn from these events.

15. Medical Bills Can Be Vexing and Perplexing. Here’s This Year’s Best Advice for Patients.

Good Advice

16. Scorpion Peppers Caused Him ‘Crippling’ Pain. Two Years Later, the ER Bill Stung Him Again.

ER Bill Nightmare

17. Not Serious Enough To Turn on the Siren, Toddler’s 39-Mile Ambulance Ride Still Cost Over $9,000

Good Read

18. An Urgent Care Treated Her Allergic Reaction. An ER Monitored Her — For $6,700.

Great Article Must Read

19. He Needs an Expensive Drug. A Copay Card Helped — Until It Didn’t.

Need to Know about Drug Cards

20. Blurry Line Between Medical and Vision Insurance Leaves Patient With Unexpected Bill

Understanding Healthcare Insurance Buyer beware

21. Section 4 Consumer Scans
22. Health Insurers Make It Easy for Scammers to Steal Millions. Who Pays? You. PROP

Health insurers are regarded as fierce defenders of health care dollars. But the case of David Williams shows one reason America’s health care costs continue to rise. The personal trainer spent years posing as a doctor and billing the nation’s top insurers, making off with millions.

23. How To Avoid a Scam Gov't

Avoidance is Critical...FIND OUT HOW

24. Internet Scam Checker at AARP® | Know About Current Scams AARP

AARP SCAM CHECKER. A great tool.

25. What To Do if You Were Scammed Gov't

A guide if you were SCAMMED!!

26. Scammers Are Using Fake Job Ads to Steal People’s Identities PROP

Very unique SCAMS....CONSUMER BEWARE!!

27. Fraudsters Are Duping Homeless People Into Signing Up for ACA Plans They Can’t Afford KHN

This is a new

28. HEALTH CARE FRAUD UNIT Gov't

How to report Healthcare Scams and Fraud