Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) launches Guroo, price transparency website

Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) launches Guroo, price transparency website

he Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI), a non-profit organization, has launched a price transparency website, called Guroo, to help consumers find national, state, and local pricing information for common health

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Medicaid Enrollment Surges Across the U.S.

Much of the focus of the health care law in recent months has centered on whether the government could get millions of people to sign up for private health insurance

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A system for spotting bad medical bills

Philadelphia startup TrueClaim is preparing to introduce bill-verification software that could save billions in health care costs. A recent report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found

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How Do I Spot Medical Billing Errors?

Question: After my wife’s recent hospital stay, we have a stack of bills. All of the providers were in our health insurance network, but because of our deductible, we owe

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The rising costs of health care premiums and drugs

In the Sunday Inquirer from February 1, Robert Calandra wrote about a Germantown couple, the Clarks, and their problems getting affordable health insurance. For 2014, with household income of $33,000,

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Top 5 Ways To Avoid High Healthcare Costs

U.S. healthcare costs are some of the highest in the world. Even if you have insurance, you can still get stuck with some hefty bills. 10TV talked to the experts

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Americans May See Appeal of Medical Tourism in Cuba

Anuja Agrawal jumped on the phone. President Obama had just announced that he would restore diplomatic relations with Cuba — and Ms. Agrawal, who runs a medical tourism company in

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4 Ways To Get Help Paying Your Medical Bills

If you need help paying your medical bills, you’re not alone. With nearly 2 million people living in households that file for bankruptcy because of medical bills each year, even

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How Medicare Was Made

Fifty years ago, Congress created Medicare and Medicaid and remade American health care. The number of elderly citizens lacking access to hospitals and doctors plummeted. Hospitals, physicians, and state and

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Crazy difference in prices for the same drug

If you take any regular medication, we don’t have to tell you that prices have been rising. Even worse, prices are soaring for name brands, and for the first time

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