In an article published ahead of print this week, Loren Adler and coauthors examine the ownership structure of ground ambulance organizations to compare pricing and billing between private- and public-sector ambulances.
Key findings in the article include:
Using commercial insurance claims, the authors find that 28 percent of emergency transports and 26 percent of nonemergency transports resulted in a potential out-of-network surprise bill.
There is substantial patient liability and differences in pricing and billing patterns between public- and private-sector ground ambulance organizations.
Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Kate Bundorf from the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University to discuss her paper in the January 2023 issue examining employment and health insurance coverage trends during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this episode, NYC Health + Hospitals' Michael Shen discusses how we pay for essential care for low-income patients delivered through our safety-net hospitals and the complex patchwork of supplemental payments for such care.
Listen to Ellen Bayer and Marianne Amoss discuss some of the latest headlines in health care, including child immunization rates, suicide care for veterans, and public health concerns surrounding gas stoves.
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