Cost-Containment

Researchers at the University of Minnesota studied financial data from 2012 to 2015 and found that the percentage of low-income, nonelderly adults with unpaid medical bills dropped twice as much in states that expanded Medicaid than those that didn't.

The House version of the tax bill, which President Donald Trump endorsed on Tuesday, would end a deduction that allows families of disabled children and elderly people to write off large medical expenses.

People looking for health care coverage arent using price transparency tools to shop around for cheaper providers. Instead, says a new study, they use them to plan for out-of-pocket expenses.

A new breed of start-ups is trying to lead customers through the labyrinth of medical billing. Each has taken on a different aspect of billing helping patients file claims, scanning bills for errors or making charges easier to understand.

If youre poor, uninsured and fall seriously ill, in most states if you qualify for Medicaid but werent enrolled at the time the program will pay your medical bills going back three months.

A Gallup report finds that among full-time workers, the prevalence of diabetes is 6.3 percent, resulting in an extra 5.5 days of missed work per person per year.