A new analysis suggests bills for hospital care make up most medical debt in the United States - and that low-income people and people of color are disproportionately affected by overdue medical debt. The report from the Urban Institute drew on data from a June survey of a nationally representative sample of 9,494 adults ages 18 to 64.
Some Columbus residents could get letters in the mail informing them of voided medical debt by late summer, if Columbus City Council greenlights an ordinance to partner with a national debt forgiveness nonprofit.
What is a DRG? A diagnostic-related group (DRG) is how Medicare (and some health insurance companies) categorize hospitalization costs to determine how much to pay for your hospital stay. Instead of paying for each individual service, a predetermined amount is set based on your diagnostic-related group.
The Nebraska Hospital Association plans to introduce several bills in front of the legislature to help reduce the stress level of hospitals across the state.
The human services committee passed a bill that would provide the broadest increases to the state’s Medicaid reimbursement rates for physician services in over 15 years.