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Athens city officials made their case for a proposed income tax increase at a town hall meeting
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens city officials say they got the message residents were sending when a proposed income tax increase last year was soundly defeated at the ballot. “We… Read More
U.S. Justice Department alleges uncompetitive practices in a lawsuit against OhioHealth
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit Friday in federal court accusing OhioHealth of anticompetitive practices that drive up health care costs for patients and employers…. Read More
Why doctors pay millions in fees that could be spent on care
By: Cezary Podkul | Pro Publica
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Imagine if each time your wages were deposited in your bank account, your employer deducted a fee of 1.5% to 5% to provide the money electronically. That,… Read More
Investigation: Many U.S. hospitals sue patients for debts or threaten their credit
By: Noam Levey | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Despite growing evidence of the harm caused by medical debt, hundreds of U.S. hospitals maintain policies to aggressively pursue patients for unpaid bills, using tactics such… Read More
How banks and hospitals are cashing in when patients can’t pay for health care
By: Noam Levey | Aneri Pattani | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Patients at North Carolina-based Atrium Health get what looks like an enticing pitch when they go to the nonprofit hospital system’s website: a payment plan from… Read More
Survey: Americans Agree Health Care System Needs Fixing
By: Christine Herman | Side Effects
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Americans are divided on lots of issues. But a new national survey finds that people across the political spectrum agree on at least one thing: Our health care system needs… Read More
Lawmakers Say Copay Assistance Bill Would Lower Patients’ Out-Of-Pocket Costs
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Some Ohioans who rely on copay assistance programs to help with expensive medications are finding that their insurance companies are no longer allowing those payments to apply to their deductibles…. Read More