Having your records stolen in a healthcare data breach can be a prescription for financial disaster. If scam artists break into healthcare networks and grab your medical information, they can impersonate you to get medical services, use your data to open credit accounts, break into your bank accounts, obtain drugs illegally, and even blackmail you… Continue reading How to Fight Medical ID Theft
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The High Cost of “Surprise” Medical Bills
The average anesthesiologist, emergency physician, pathologist and radiologist charge more than four times what Medicare pays for similar services, often leaving privately insured consumers stuck with bills that are much higher than they anticipated, new research suggests. The problem is that most patients do not actually choose these doctors with the highest markups, allowing them… Continue reading The High Cost of “Surprise” Medical Bills