Young and Having a Heart Attack

By Unknown Author
NYT Letters
Readers cite racial and family stressors and skepticism in the emergency room.
Published date: January 27, 2019 at 08:30PM
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Taking Surprise Medical Bills to Court

By JULIE APPLEBY, KAISER HEALTH NEWS
NYT Live
Some legal experts say contract law could provide consumers another avenue to challenge unexpected hospital bills.
Published date: December 18, 2018 at 12:00PM
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New York Times article

How to (Maybe) Avoid Sticker Shock at the Emergency Room

By RICHARD KLASCO, M.D. and RICHARD ZANE, M.D
NYT Live
Knowing whether to use an urgent care center, a retail clinic, virtual care or the emergency room can make a big difference in cost.
Published date: September 8, 2018 at 12:22AM
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New York Times article

Blame Emergency Rooms for the Out-of-Control Cost of Health Care

By GLENN MELNICK
NYT
Patients might not care about this fight between hospitals and insurers. But they should.
Published date: September 5, 2018 at 10:15PM
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This E.R. Treats Opioid Addiction on Demand. That’s Very Rare

By ABBY GOODNOUGH
NYT
Some hospital emergency departments are giving people medicine for withdrawal, plugging a hole in a system that too often fails to provide immediate treatment.
Published date: August 18, 2018 at 12:00PM
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A Health Insurer Tells Patients It Won’t Pay Their E.R. Bills, but Then Pays Them Anyway

By MARGOT SANGER-KATZ and REED ABELSON
NYT
Anthem may save money simply by announcing its policy, even if it is never enforced.
Published date: July 19, 2018 at 12:00PM
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A Health Insurer Tells Patients It Won’t Pay Their E.R. Bills, but Then Pays Them Anyway

By MARGOT SANGER-KATZ and REED ABELSON
NYT
Anthem may save money simply by announcing its policy, even if it is never enforced.
Published date: July 19, 2018 at 12:00PM
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New York Times article

It’s 4 a.m. The Baby’s Coming. But the Hospital Is 100 Miles Away.

By JACK HEALY
NYT
After years of cost-cutting and closures, fewer than half of the nation’s rural counties now have a hospital that offers any obstetric care, researchers say.
Published date: July 17, 2018 at 09:00AM
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25 and Still Alive

By JACLYN PEISER
NYT Live
“I’m fine,” I say. But I’m not fine. I almost died at 24 of a heart attack caused by a rare autoimmune disorder.
Published date: May 31, 2018 at 12:00PM
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The Cost of Emergency Room Care

By Unknown Author
NYT
Readers discuss “another insult to the American health care consumer.”
Published date: May 27, 2018 at 11:00PM
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New York Times article

As an Insurer Resists Paying for ‘Avoidable’ E.R. Visits, Patients and Doctors Push Back

By REED ABELSON, MARGOT SANGER-KATZ and JULIE CRESWELL
NYT
Guessing wrong on when a condition is a life-threatening medical emergency could mean a large bill. Or worse.
Published date: May 19, 2018 at 12:00PM
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