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How patients are turning to AI chatbots to fight back against the broken $5 trillion healthcare system

An uninsured patient was told she could not have surgery unless she paid half of a $10,933 bill upfront, after following ChatGPT's payment guidance.

Medicine

fromwww.mercurynews.com

3 weeks ago

Opinion: Cuts to Medicaid and insurance subsidies will push ERs past the brink

Emergency departments function as a costly, resource-intensive default for unmet primary care needs, serving as the health system's last line of defense.

Public health

fromwww.bostonherald.com

1 month ago

Without insurance, immigrant patients may face unregulated medical deportation'

Hospitals sometimes return uninsured noncitizen patients who need long-term care to their countries of origin, a practice advocates call medical deportation.

fromwww.cbc.ca

3 months ago

Ontario doctors don't get paid when they treat uninsured patients. Here's how that might change | CBC News

Dr. Bernard Ho stated, "We see them all the time. And unfortunately, we're not paid for them," highlighting the ongoing issue of treating patients without health insurance in Toronto.

Toronto

Public health

fromThe Atlantic

4 months ago

The Reality My Medicaid Patients Face

A patient with severe injuries received comprehensive care due to Medicaid, highlighting the critical role of health coverage in emergency situations.