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In America, Cancer Patients Endure Debt on Top of Disease

“Diagnosis: Debt” is a reporting partnership between KHN and NPR exploring the scale, impact, and causes of medical debt in America

‘They Won’t Help Me’: Sickest Patients Face Insurance Denials Despite Policy Fixes

In 2023, Sheldon Ekirch was diagnosed with small fiber neuropathy, which makes her limbs and muscles feel as if they’re on fire. Specialists recommended a series of infusions to ease her pain, but her insurer refused to pay for the expensive treatment, which it says is “not considered medically necessary.”

Hospital Billing and Patient Experience

Healthcare billing creates problems for the patients' experience - why and what are our solutions?

The Subtle Signs of Brewing Violence May Be Seen, But Not Always

It’s open season for killers with automatic assault weapons who, in too many instances, don’t require a license, a background check, or even be older than 18.