Trump Moves to Force Hospitals, Insurers to Disclose Prices June 25, 2019 By John Tozzi The Trump administration took a step toward making paying for health care more like paying for coffee, computers or clothing,...
How Trump Is Remaking Health Insurance Without Repealing Obamacare June 17, 2019 By John Tozzi President Donald Trump’s attempt to transform American health insurance is almost complete. Twenty months ago, frustrated after attempts to repeal...
Doctors, Insurer Propose Tracking Patients’ ‘Social Conditions’ for Referrals April 2, 2019 By John Tozzi If you get struck by lightning or bitten by a pig, a physician can record that information with a code...
Senators Pitch Baseball-Like Arbitration to End Unexpected Medical Bills February 8, 2019 By John Tozzi In most markets, when a buyer and a seller can’t settle on a price, they walk away. Medicine is different....
Employees’ Share of Health Costs Continues Rising Faster Than Wages October 8, 2018 By John Tozzi Annual family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose five percent to an average $19,616 this year, extending a seven-year run...
Doctor’s Alleged Fraud Scheme Throws Medical Claims Review Process into Doubt October 2, 2018 By John Tozzi For years, Spyros Panos seemed like a successful orthopedic surgeon, seeing dozens of patients a day and bringing in millions...
FDA Says Coffee Doesn’t Deserve California’s Cancer Risk Warning August 30, 2018 By John Tozzi The top U.S. regulator of food and health products endorsed a plan by California officials to exempt coffee from a...
Some Big Employers Moving Away from High Deductible Health Plans June 26, 2018 By John Tozzi and Zachary Tracer When Carla Jordan and her husband were hit with a cascade of serious medical issues, she knew that at least...
Air Ambulances’ Sky-High Charges Leave Reimbursement Gaps, Lawsuits June 11, 2018 By John Tozzi When three-year-old West Cox’s fever hit 107 degrees, doctors called a helicopter. Hours earlier, the toddler, who’d been prescribed an...
Insurers Seeking Major Premium Hikes for Obamacare Plans in 2019 May 8, 2018 By John Tozzi The first glimpse of what health insurance companies plan to charge for Obamacare plans next year suggests there’s no relief...