Medical Debt Mounting for Famous Search and Rescue Dog

A few months ago we told you about  a Michigan senator introducing legislation to provide tax relief for people struggling to pay their pet’s medical bills.
Not only can pet medical bills climb into the thousands of dollars, often the pets and owners are equally deserving of real medical bill relief.
Take the case of Sage, as [...]

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Court Orders Biter to Pay Medical Bills of Victim

The vampire trend may be getting out of control.
As she left a courthouse meeting with her estranged husband, a New Hampshire woman bit the court-appointed mediator.
A New Hampshire judged ordered the woman to pay more than $300 in medical bills for the bitten mediator, UPI reports.
Well, that’s one way to get your medical bills covered.

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House Passes Health Care Reform Bill

The biggest story in the country right now is the health care bill passed by the House of Representatives over the weekend.
The debate over how health care reform should be handled has been raging for months – the Wall Street Journal calls the talks over the weekend “theatrical” even.
But after all the talk – much [...]

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Unexpected – and Unlawful – Medical Bills for Organ Donors.

There’s a twist on an old saying that goes “No good deed goes unpunished.” Unfortunately, many living organ donors are finding this to be the policy after their supreme sacrifice.
The Austin American-Statesman takes a look several cases where hospitals ignore a federal law stating that a living organ donor should not pay medical bills related [...]

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Will New Health Care Bill Put a Cap on Medical Bills?

How do you plan for the unexpected?
You can take precautions. You can save and get insurance. But what if that’s not enough?
That’s the problem so many people face with their medical bills and medical debt. Even with medical insurance and a healthy savings plan, you could be put in a devestating spot if hit with [...]

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Medical Bill Relief … for Pets

While Congress is still working on providing better health care for humans, on Congressman has introduced plans that may mean better care for our four-legged companions.
The Humanity and Pets Partnered Through the Years bill, known as the “HAPPY Act,” aims to give pet owners a tax credit for their pets’ health care expenses, reports NPR.
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Key Overcharges to Look for on Your Medical Bill

We’ve spoken many times about the importance of getting an itemized bill when you leave the hospital and then going over it, in depth, soon after you return home.
Even hospitals aren’t immune to clerical mistakes. And, hospitals may try to overcharge you for simple items and procedures. The AJC’s Atlanta Bargain Hunter outlines some of [...]

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Real Medical Bill Relief in Minnesota

There are plenty of ideas about what might happen with health care or what could bring costs down. But in Minnesota a dedicated group of doctors, nurses and volunteers have been providing real medical bill relief to patients in need for 17 years.
The good works done by St. Mary’s Health Clinic are given their due [...]

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When Every Medical Ailment is a Pre-Existing Condition

One of the trickest turns on the health care highway is the phrase “pre-existing condition.”
Health insurance companies see anyone who is already sick or injured as a liability. They make money when people pay insurance but are well and don’t need treatment. So to avoid insuring people with medical problems, they often have complicated “pre-existing [...]

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Report: Health Care Bill Wouldn’t Raise Deficit

The Washington Post carries what could be big news in the progress of creating a new health care bill.
Congressional budget analysts sent out a projection claiming that the currently proposed health care bill could “dramatically shrink the ranks of the uninsured” while not increasing the federal budget deficits.
As we’ve outlined many times here, there are [...]

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