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Commentary: Crackdown on deceptive billing can transform health care

When patients walk into a hospital, they expect care, compassion and honesty — not a bait-and-switch billing scheme. Yet that’s exactly what happens far too often across the country, as hospitals ... Read More

Transparency Reveals Health Care Prices—And A Billing And Payments System In Need Of Overhaul

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront series, Provider Prices in the Commercial Sector, featuring analysis and discussion of physician, hospital, and other health care provider ... Read More

Why delayed care is taking on new urgency for health systems

Delayed care taking urgency as health systems address rising costs, access barriers, and patient outreach to improve timely treatment and outcomes. Read More

Claire Decoteau and Kim D. Ricardo: Donald Trump’s bill further erodes access to reproductive health care

The Supreme Court has dealt another blow to abortion access. It decided that states can ban Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid reimbursements because it provides abortions. Women between the ... Read More

Medicaid Cuts Could Close Over Half of This State's Rural Hospitals, Endangering Health Care Access

Jordyn joined Investopedia in February 2025. She was previously a freelance writer covering lifestyle, entertainment, politics in the Midwest, and more. Daniel Acker / Bloomberg via Getty Images The ... Read More

Overbilling at women's health care group padded profits while costing patients, doctor says

When seven expectant mothers in Palm Beach County had their babies delivered by midwives at Florida Woman Care, one of the largest female health care operations in the state, the cost should have been ... Read More

One Big Beautiful Bill Took a Swing at Abortion Access, but Whole Woman’s Health Is Still Going Strong

Though no longer operating in Texas, Whole Woman’s Health has clinics in three states and provides virtual care and abortion pills via mail in an additional seven states Credit: Whole Woman’s Health ... Read More

How a $4M investment is transforming mental health emergency care at this N.J. hospital

Emergency rooms are places people go for care, but the busy environment can often overwhelm patients experiencing a mental health crisis and even exacerbate the situation. To better help those in ... Read More

Beyond the ramp: These New Jersey clinics are redefining disability access in health care

Innovative doctors' offices are renovating with disability rights and accessibility in mind, from wheelchair lifts to quiet rooms. Read More