Millions of Americans are blindsided by hospital bills for doctor appointments that didn’t require setting foot inside a hospital.
Markian Hawryluk | Kaiser Health News
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During a pandemic, states’ patchwork of crisis strategies could mean uneven care
A possible coronavirus pandemic could overwhelm the nation’s hospitals and force doctors into difficult decisions about how to allocate limited resources. Yet, experts say, only a handful of states have done the work necessary to prepare for such worst-case scenarios. How would hospitals handle overflowing emergency rooms? What would doctors do if they ran out […]

