Healthcare costs /news/tags/healthcare-costs Healthcare costs en-US Copyright Tue, 28 Mar 2023 09:00:53 GMT Pay up, kid? An ER's error sends a 4-year-old to collections /npr-news/2023-03-28/pay-up-kid-an-ers-error-sends-a-4-year-old-to-collections A Florida woman tried to dispute an emergency room bill, but the hospital and collection agency refused to talk to her — because it was her child's name on the bill, not hers. Tue, 28 Mar 2023 09:00:53 GMT /npr-news/2023-03-28/pay-up-kid-an-ers-error-sends-a-4-year-old-to-collections Daniel Chang Report: Price Of The Same Medical Treatment Varies Widely In Ohio /news/health-science/2020-08-24/report-price-of-the-same-medical-treatment-varies-widely-in-ohio A new report found some people may pay about $13,000 for a bypass heart surgery at one hospital, but another Ohio hospital may charge them hundreds of thousands of dollars more for the same procedure. Policy researchers at the Cleveland-based Center for Community Solutions compiled price data for six common medical procedures at Ohio’s 206 hospitals. Mon, 24 Aug 2020 22:32:16 GMT /news/health-science/2020-08-24/report-price-of-the-same-medical-treatment-varies-widely-in-ohio New NEOMED President Plans to Train the Next Generation of Health Care Leaders /news/health-science/2019-11-25/new-neomed-president-plans-to-train-the-next-generation-of-health-care-leaders Northeast Ohio Medical University’s new president is no stranger to innovation.Dr. John Langell is not only a surgeon, he’s an inventor with more than a… Mon, 25 Nov 2019 09:32:08 GMT /news/health-science/2019-11-25/new-neomed-president-plans-to-train-the-next-generation-of-health-care-leaders Jeff St. Clair Survey Says Ohioans are Worried About Health Care Costs /news/health-science/2019-09-04/survey-says-ohioans-are-worried-about-health-care-costs A group that supports single-payer health care is highlighting a study that shows Ohioans are worried about paying medical costs, and are taking dangerous… Wed, 04 Sep 2019 21:33:30 GMT /news/health-science/2019-09-04/survey-says-ohioans-are-worried-about-health-care-costs Karen Kasler Ohio Lawmakers Consider an Alternative to Healthcare Cost Transparency Law /news/health-science/2017-11-24/ohio-lawmakers-consider-an-alternative-to-healthcare-cost-transparency-law A law that passed unanimously a couple of years ago that would allow patients to find out the costs of medical procedures hasn’t been implemented yet. And… Fri, 24 Nov 2017 10:00:00 GMT /news/health-science/2017-11-24/ohio-lawmakers-consider-an-alternative-to-healthcare-cost-transparency-law Jo Ingles