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NPR and Kaiser Health News: A Woman’s Grief Led To A Mental Health Crisis And A $21,634 Hospital Bill
Read more: NPR and Kaiser Health News: A Woman’s Grief Led To A Mental Health Crisis And A $21,634 Hospital BillHCCI data was cited in an NPR/KHN Bill of the Month story. From the article: “Hospitals generally charge uninsured people much more than they charge people who have insurance. A 2017 report from the Health Care Cost Institute showed that the average negotiated price of an acute mental health admission was $9,293 for a commercially…
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NPR: A New Way Of Paying For Maternity Care Aims To Reduce C-Sections
Read more: NPR: A New Way Of Paying For Maternity Care Aims To Reduce C-SectionsHCCI data on the cost of childbirth was mentioned in a report by NPR. From the article: “C-sections also cost more than vaginal deliveries. In the Denver area, for instance, the average vaginal delivery costs $7,716 while the average C-section costs $14,274, according to 2019 data from the Health Care Cost Institute. On average, commercial and…
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NPR: The Real Bachelor Party Hangover: A $12,460 ER Bill
Read more: NPR: The Real Bachelor Party Hangover: A $12,460 ER BillHCCI data on ER facility fees was cited in a NPR in a story about a $12,460 ER bill. From the article: “The Health Care Cost Institute, an independent, nonprofit health research firm, recently analyzed millions of insurance bills to get a better sense of the facility fees that ERs are charging. It found the charges nearly…
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NPR: $2,733 To Treat Iron-Poor Blood? Iron Infusions For Anemia Under Scrutiny
Read more: NPR: $2,733 To Treat Iron-Poor Blood? Iron Infusions For Anemia Under ScrutinyHCCI recently provided cost information for iron infusions for an NPR article. From the article: “An analysis of private insurance claims conducted by the Health Care Cost Institute, an independent research group funded by insurers, found that in 2017, private health plans paid $4,316 per visit, on average, if a patient received Injectafer infusions. Feraheme, the…