Every medical bill is a surprise, but a surprise medical bill is something very specific. It’s a bill for something your ...

Republican and Democratic lawmakers who advanced bills on the issue through House and Senate committees this past week said making patients more aware of what their hospitals and insurers are charging ...

The 2023 UHCDA is intended to supersede its predecessor, the 1993 Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act (1993 Act). The 1993 Act acknowledged the right of an individual to make decisions about their own ...

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The 21 st Century Cures Act in 2016 empowered HHS to regulate information blocking, and the agency passed a final rule on it in 2023. Health care companies engage in it for a variety of reasons—some ...

Failure to obtain informed consent can result in significant consequences Exceptions to informed consent apply only in limited circumstances Elements of valid informed consent include patient capacity ...

Despite legislation aiming to increase price transparency in healthcare, the current system makes it difficult for hospitals to provide accurate upfront cost estimates. A simplified, standardized ...