Listen: Cheap Health Insurance Isnât Always Cheap
Across the country, people are choosing lower monthly premiums in exchange for higher out-of-pocket risk. Reporter Jackie FortiĂ©r explains what the shift means for Americansâ health and wallets.
How To Make a High-Deductible Health Plan Work for You
Lower premiums often mean higher costs when you get sick and need care. Among the ways to plan ahead and soften the financial hit: health savings accounts, which act like a medical piggy bank.
Listen: Why Do I Need Prior Authorization?
When the doctor says you need a prescription or treatment, sometimes you need approval from your health insurance first. Without it, they wonât pay. Health reporter Sarah Boden joins âLife Kitâ host Marielle Segarra to discuss prior authorization.
To Knock Down Health-System Hurdles Between You and HIV Prevention, Try These 6 Things
Itâs been more than 10 years since the FDA first approved an HIV prevention drug. Today, people who could benefit from preexposure prophylaxis often struggle to access the lifesaving medicine or run into doctors without the education or empathy to offer affirming care. And those lapses can produce billing headaches.
So Your Insurance Dropped Your Doctor. Now What?
Patients sometimes find themselves scrambling for affordable care when a contract dispute causes a hospital â and most of the doctors and other clinicians who work there â to be dropped from an insurance network. Here are six things to know if that happens to you.
Listen: The Surprising Power of Pushback When Health Insurance Wonât Pay
Denied coverage for preventive care? Youâre not powerless. In this new episode of NPRâs âLife Kitâ podcast, KFF Health News reporter Jackie FortiĂ©r explores why denials happen and how to avoid common pitfalls.
