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Why Are Patients Being Billed for “Free” Preventive Health Care?

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Why Are Patients Being Billed for “Free” Preventive Health Care?

The 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) deemed certain types of preventive services to be “essential health benefits” that should be free. Yet this potentially lifesaving care often results in unexpected patient bills sent by what a BenefitsPro article calls “America's ever-creative medical billing juggernaut.”

By Vitori Health

| April 10, 2024

When Did a Trip to the Hospital Become an Adventurous “Journey?”

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When Did a Trip to the Hospital Become an Adventurous “Journey?”

In the latest whitewashing of our ever-more costly healthcare system, hotel-like hospitals with “therapeutic art collections” and haute cuisine are touted as “better for healing.” The notion that “sickness is a journey” is often taken at facilities that invest more in luxury amenities than clinical quality.

By Vitori Health

| December 6, 2023

Patients=$0. Insurers=Millions. How to Boost Profits by Denying Claims.

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Patients=$0. Insurers=Millions. How to Boost Profits by Denying Claims.

Medical directors adjudicating claims are supposed to examine patient records, review coverage policies, and use their expertise to approve or deny claims. But at Cigna, they spend only 1.2 seconds on each case and instantly reject millions of claims without even opening the file.

By Vitori Health

| April 4, 2023

Same Scan. Same Hospital. The Cost? $134 to $4,065. Really?!!

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Same Scan. Same Hospital. The Cost? $134 to $4,065. Really?!!

A study published in the journal Radiology confirms what we already know — that there’s no rational explanation for wildly divergent costs for the same test at the same hospital or even between hospitals. And with every negotiation, it appears that hospitals hold the winning hand.

By Vitori Health

| November 23, 2022

Who Do You Think Pays Better Rx Prices? Pets or People?

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Who Do You Think Pays Better Rx Prices? Pets or People?

Saying things have “gone to the dogs” implies a worsened situation. However, a recent study by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) shows that dogs have a leg up and humans get the short end of the stick, paying more for commonly prescribed drugs used to treat both people and pets.

By Vitori Health

| September 22, 2022

Health Care Industry Fights No Surprises Act. Are You Surprised?

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Health Care Industry Fights No Surprises Act. Are You Surprised?

The landmark No Surprises Act became effective January 1, 2022 to protect consumers from surprise medical bills from out-of-network providers and facilities. Greedy industry stakeholders are fighting to remove these long overdue protections. Is anyone surprised?

By Vitori Health

| August 2, 2022

When Did Health Care in America Become Tragically Funny?

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When Did Health Care in America Become Tragically Funny?

Is laughter really the best medicine? Sadly, it is mightily needed to offset these tragic “health care” experiences. While it’s easy to shake our heads at the absurdity of the American healthcare system, it’s hard to laugh at its outrageous and often heartbreaking impact on patients.

By Vitori Health

| July 19, 2022

FDA Lets Pharma Thwart Low Cost Generic Inhalers for 35 Years

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FDA Lets Pharma Thwart Low Cost Generic Inhalers for 35 Years

Brand name inhaler manufacturers tinker with patents and use gimmicks the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shouldn’t allow to thwart the availability of low-cost generic inhalers. And profits are so high that a tobacco manufacturer took over an asthma inhaler company to “diversity its portfolio.”

By Vitori Health

| June 7, 2022

Death by 7865 Paper Cuts | An Artist’s View of Health Care Bureaucracy

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Death by 7865 Paper Cuts | An Artist’s View of Health Care Bureaucracy

In 2012, Emily Barker, a 19-year old student at the Art Institute of Chicago, fell four stories inside an improperly secured building. The accident led to paraplegia, a six-month hospital stay, countless operations, chronic pain, and a stack of bills and correspondence that inspired “Death by 7865 Paper Cuts.”

By Vitori Health

| May 10, 2022

$350 Billion in Health Care Rebates Go to Middlemen

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$350 Billion in Health Care Rebates Go to Middlemen

You know things are bad when a pharmaceutical executive calls out the dysfunctional and deceptive industry practices that trigger skyrocketing drug costs for prescription medicines. But if drug companies are not the culprit, as asserted by Adam Gluck, Head of US Corporate Affairs at Sanofi, who is?

By Vitori Health

| April 12, 2022

U.S. Healthcare Costs Exceed CPI as Much as 347%. Stop the Madness!

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U.S. Healthcare Costs Exceed CPI as Much as 347%. Stop the Madness!

How can an image be worth a thousand words when it leaves you speechless? How can anyone justify why trillions of dollars in doctor services, drugs, and medical care expenditures exceed the Consumer Price Index, with hospital services exceeding at a whopping 347%?

By Vitori Health

| December 8, 2021

Patient Charged $809 for an $80 Item. Typo or Scandal?

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Patient Charged $809 for an $80 Item. Typo or Scandal?

A woman in California received treatment for a broken foot at a reputable orthopedic facility. She was happy with their service until she looked at her bill: $809 for a plastic walking boot that costs about $80 on Amazon. She assumed it was a typo but after contacting the facility, she was shocked to learn the charge was correct.

By Vitori Health

| November 18, 2021

Health System CFO is Fired for Trying to Fix Known Problems. Really?!

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Health System CFO is Fired for Trying to Fix Known Problems. Really?!

Imagine you’ve been hired as the CFO of a well-known regional health system. You’re told during your interview that they’re looking for someone who can make difficult changes to address systemwide financial and accounting issues.

By Vitori Health

| November 9, 2021

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