The Huffington Post
Jeffrey Young
May 15, 2012
Accretive Health, a debt-collection company under fire for allegedly hounding hospital patients over unpaid bills, has hired former President George W. Bush's top health official as part of a campaign to restore its battered reputation.
Health, FTC, Henry Waxman, Rahm Emanuel, hospitals, HHS, Bill Frist, Al Franken, Mark McClellan, Tom Daschle, Donna Shalala, Mike Leavitt, debt collection, Lori Swanson, Accretive Health, Jamie Gorelick
The Huffington Post
Jeffrey Young
May 15, 2012
Health care costs for a family of four covered by workplace health insurance will exceed $20,000 for the first time ever this year -- $20,728 to be precise -- according to a new study released Tuesday. That's $1,335 more than in 2011.
Health, jobs, prescription drugs, Barack Obama, health reform, health insurance, uninsured, employment, health care costs, hospitals, physicians, Milliman
The Huffington Post
Jeffrey Young
May 11, 2012
Accretive Health, a debt-collection company under fire from Minnesota and federal officials for aggressive tactics to squeeze money from hospital patients, is striking back at critics.
Health, privacy, health reform, IRS, FTC, Henry Waxman, Rahm Emanuel, CMS, hospitals, Al Franken, AHA, FAH, AAMC, debt collection, Fairview Health Services, Lori Swanson, Accretive Health, Mary Tolan, Heather Podesta
The Huffington Post
Jeffrey Young
May 8, 2012
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants his Democratic colleague Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson to lay off hospital debt-collector Accretive Health, which is based in the Windy City.
Health, Henry Waxman, Rahm Emanuel, hospitals, HHS, Al Franken, Diana DeGette, Kathleen Sebelius, AHA, Pete Stark, debt collection, Lori Swanson, Accretive Health, G.K. Butterfield
The Huffington Post
Jeffrey Young
May 7, 2012
Even having good health insurance is no guarantee of getting the best health care. Ashlie Hubbard has learned this the hard way after the birth of her daughter, who has special needs.
medicare, Health, Barack Obama, health reform, health insurance, uninsured, health care costs, medicaid, chip, urban institute, dental care, Health Insurance Exchanges
The Huffington Post
Jeffrey Young
May 2, 2012
Government regulators are looking into reports of aggressive debt collectors hassling patients at hospitals.
Health, health reform, Henry Waxman, CMS, hospitals, HHS, Al Franken, Diana DeGette, Kathleen Sebelius, AHA, Pete Stark, debt collection, Lori Swanson, Accretive Health, G.K. Butterfield
The Huffington Post
Jeffrey Young
May 3, 2012
Oregon may have found a way to improve the health care it provides poor residents while saving money. The federal government has agreed to give the state $1.9 billion to try it out.
Health, Barack Obama, budget, health reform, health care costs, medicaid, diabetes, Kathleen Sebelius, disease management, John Kitzhaber, Care Coordination
The Huffington Post
Jeffrey Young
May 3, 2012
Health care in America costs more than in other industrialized nation and we aren't even getting the world's best care for our dollars, according to a new study.
medicare, Health, obesity, prescription drugs, health insurance, doctors, cancer, OECD, health care costs, medicaid, hospitals, imaging, asthma, Commonwealth Fund
