Patients who owe providers $500 or less in out-of-pocket expenses tend to pay down the bill. Those who owe more than $500 are evidently inclined to ignore collections efforts and pay nothing at all.

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

When asked to depict people by various descriptors, the image generator delivered lots of results that were unintentionally hilarious for their wild inaccuracy.

Patient advocates state the updated governance would not only integrate coverage for underserved populations but also clamp down on the “games” that Medicare Advantage plans have been known to “play” with Medicaid patients.

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

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The largest hospital system in a large Western state is feeling the heat of negative publicity over how it goes after patients who owe the system money.