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Florida Senate passes bill to limit medical debt collections …

(4 days ago) WEBCurrently, hospitals have five years to pursue a medical debt once it has been sent to collections; under the bill they would have three years. The bill also prohibits a hospital from taking an

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2024/03/07/health-care-prices-desantis-medical-debt-collections-live-healthy/

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Senate Bill 1640 (2024) - The Florida Senate

(7 days ago) WEBCS/SB 1640: Payments for Health Care Services. GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Collins Payments for Health Care Services; Establishing a 3-year statute of limitations for an …

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1640

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Why a financial regulator is going after health care debt

(7 days ago) WEBThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created after the Great Recession of 2007-09, has increasingly started policing the health care system. Why a …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/npr-health/2024-03-01/why-a-financial-regulator-is-going-after-health-care-debt

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Most medical debt will be removed from credit

(Just Now) WEBThe three national credit reporting agencies on Friday announced an industry measure to remove nearly 70 percent of …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2022-03-22/most-medical-debt-will-be-removed-from-credit-reports-agencies-announce

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Florida among several states confronting medical debt that's

(7 days ago) WEBMedical debt isn't a strong indicator of people's credit-worthiness, said Isabel Cruz, policy director at the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative. While buying a car …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2023-04-13/florida-among-several-states-confronting-medical-debt-thats-bankrupting-them-of-millions

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House Bill 1413 (2023) - The Florida Senate

(7 days ago) WEBCS/HB 1413: Health Care Expenses. GENERAL BILL by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee ; Tramont ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Benjamin ; Harris Health …

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1413

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Florida Senate passes bill to make medical bills more …

(6 days ago) WEBThe complete list of Live Healthy measures includes: HB 7089: Health Care Expenses; SB 7016: Health Care; SB 7018: Health Care Innovation; SB 330: …

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article286403310.html

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Why a financial regulator is going after health care debt

(1 days ago) WEBWhy the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is tackling medical debt : Shots - Health News The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created after the …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/03/01/1234998635/why-a-financial-regulator-is-going-after-health-care-debt

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Florida seniors have big medical debt, new study shows

(7 days ago) WEBFlorida's oldest residents face the nation's biggest burden of medical bills, according to a new study.. What's happening: 14% of seniors in Florida — which has one of the largest populations of adults …

https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2022/11/17/florida-medical-debt-seniors

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Senate passes health care 'transparency' bill as end of 2024 …

(2 days ago) WEB“We know that over 100 million Americans, or about 40% of U.S. adults have some form of health care debt. When Floridians are facing a challenging health care diagnosis, the …

https://floridapolitics.com/archives/664134-senate-passes-health-care-transparency-bill-as-end-of-2024-session-draws-near/

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THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH LAUNCHES …

(5 days ago) [email protected], 850-245-4111. Tallahassee, Fla.—. The Florida Department of Health launched the Florida Reimbursement Assistance for Medical …

https://www.floridahealth.gov/_documents/newsroom/press-releases/2023/02/20230202-frame-press-release.pdf

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100 Million People in America Are Saddled With Health Care Debt

(Just Now) WEBThe survey was conducted Feb. 25 through March 20, 2022, online and via telephone, in English and Spanish, among a nationally representative sample of 2,375 …

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/diagnosis-debt-investigation-100-million-americans-hidden-medical-debt/

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Steward Health owes Florida millions: bankruptcy filings Miami …

(6 days ago) WEBA public Florida healthcare agency is one of more than 100,000 creditors clamoring to get paid by hospital company Steward Health Care System, which filed for …

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article288452421.html

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State Protections Against Medical Debt: A Look Policies Across US

(7 days ago) WEBImpact of Medical Debt. More than half of people in medical and dental debt owe less than $2,500, but because most Americans cannot cover even minor …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2023/sep/state-protections-medical-debt-policies-across-us

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Medical debt could soon be barred from ruining - Health News …

(4 days ago) WEBThe survey was conducted Feb. 25 through March 20, 2022, online and via telephone, in English and Spanish, among a nationally representative sample of 2,375 …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/npr-health/2023-09-21/medical-debt-could-soon-be-barred-from-ruining-your-credit-score

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Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, DAB No. 3032 (2021)

(5 days ago) WEBThis decision is for Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, DAB 3032, Docket No. A-17-65 from Feb 25, 2021. The Health and Human Services (HHS) Dept. that these …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/agencies/dab/decisions/board-decisions/2021/board-dab-3032/index.html

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With billions in liabilities, Steward Health Care will sell Rockledge

(4 days ago) WEBFlorida Today. 0:03. 1:40. A day after announcing it was filing for bankruptcy, Steward Health Care announced that all of its 31 hospitals across the United States — …

https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2024/05/09/with-billions-in-liabilities-steward-health-care-will-sell-rockledge-and-melbourne-hospitals-after-b/73612806007/

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Florida Reimbursement Assistance for Medical Education Program …

(4 days ago) WEBThe Department will be accepting applications on the FRAMEworks Portal, starting February 15, through March 31, 2024. The 2024 FRAME application acceptance …

https://www.floridahealth.gov/provider-and-partner-resources/community-health-workers/HealthResourcesandAccess/FRAMEProgram/index.html

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Steward Health bankruptcy: The future of Miami hospitals?

(6 days ago) WEBOwner Steward Health Care System, considered to be the largest physician-owned healthcare network in the U.S, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy May 6 in hopes of …

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article287633610.html

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Insurance doesn't protect against medical debt. What cancer …

(2 days ago) WEBThe results were based on survey responses taken from nearly 1,300 cancer patients and survivors from March 18 through April 14. Overall, 47% of patients reported …

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/nearly-half-cancer-patients-medical-debt-insured-rcna151450

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Medical debt upended their lives. Here's what it took from them

(2 days ago) WEBHere are 15 stories of Americans living under the shadow of health care debt. First, they were struck by illness and then by medical bills they couldn't pay. Here …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/npr-health/npr-health/2022-06-16/medical-debt-upended-their-lives-heres-what-it-took-from-them

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Bankrupt Steward Health puts its hospitals up for sale, discloses $9

(2 days ago) WEBBankrupt Steward Health Care has put all of its 31 US hospitals up for sale, hoping to finalize transactions by the end of the summer to address its $9 billion in total …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/07/business/steward-health-puts-hospitals-up-for-sale/index.html

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Hospitals Face Financial Pressures as Costs of Caring Continue to …

(Just Now) WEBHospitals’ labor costs, which on average account for 60% of a hospital’s budget, increased by more than $42.5 billion between 2021 and 2023. Economy-wide …

https://www.aha.org/news/perspective/2024-05-10-hospitals-face-financial-pressures-costs-caring-continue-surge

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Advancing mental health care access for Floridians Opinion

(9 days ago) WEBGov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a package of bills that supporters say will help improve access to health care, boost the number of doctors in Florida and …

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/05/14/advancing-mental-health-care-access-for-floridians-opinion/

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Sick and struggling to pay, 100 million people in - Health News …

(9 days ago) WEBNearly half of Americans in households making more than $90,000 a year have incurred health care debt in the past five years, the KFF poll found. Women are …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/npr-health/2022-06-16/sick-and-struggling-to-pay-100-million-people-in-the-u-s-live-with-medical-debt

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Steward Health Care files for bankruptcy - South Florida Business …

(2 days ago) WEBThe company could sell some of its 30 hospitals. Dallas-based Steward Health Care, a national hospital operator with five hospitals in South Florida, filed …

https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2024/05/06/steward-health-care-bankruptcy.html

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Brazil Health-Care Firms Push to Reduce Debt as Shares Sink

(4 days ago) WEBLeda Alvim. Brazilian health-care companies are taking steps to lower their debt burdens after a wave of ferocious dealmaking, combined with increasing operating …

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law/brazil-health-care-firms-push-to-reduce-debt-as-shares-sink

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