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Showing posts with label balance billing. Show all posts

Showing posts with label balance billing. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Quick hits: Congress revives surprise billing legislation; rural and urban Dems differ on Trump impeachment

Here's a roundup of stories with rural resonance; if you do or see similar work that should be shared on The Rural Blog, email us at hea...

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Congress aims to curb surprise air ambulance bills

Use of air ambulances has declined over the past decade, and prices for their runs have soared, so many customers are stuck with massive, u...

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Air ambulances offer rural residents iffy memberships

Rural residents rely disproportionately on air ambulances to reach distant medical care in emergencies, but many have been hit with huge, ...

Tuesday, July 02, 2019

Study that showed increasing air-ambulance charges may bolster Senate bill that cracks down on surprise medical bills

In 2016, nationwide median charges for air ambulance services, which are used disproportionately in rural areas, were 4.1 to 9.5 times wha...

Friday, March 18, 2016

Air ambulances are a boon to rural areas, but they can leave patients holding the bag

Trudy Lieberman By Trudy Lieberman Rural Health News Service Not many of us think about needing air ambulances. We don’t dwell on th...

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