People of color in Kansas and Missouri are often saddled with medical debt. That hurts their credit and their ability to get good loans, to buy homes and a range of other things that fuel middle class wealth.
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If you come down with a nasty case of COVID-19, here are the key things to worry about — moneywise — as you brace for the financial fallout.
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Kansas is investigating the pharmacy middlemen industry, which claims to drive down drug costs but profits as prices escalate.
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Legal experts say just because you received care doesn’t entitle a hospital to a bonkers high price. Still, fighting an unreasonable bill takes some work. Here’s how to do it.
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Hospitals sued unsuccessfully to block the price transparency rule in court. The rule took effect […]
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One Colorado community studied prices in its area and then bargained down the hospital to help save $2 million on premiums in a single year.
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Kansas remains among a shrinking number of states that store detailed information about health care prices, but that won’t share it with a prominent think tank trying to compare the cost of hospital care nationally.
