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This past week in healthcare investigations

Owen Loney's surprise bill resulted from an emergency appendectomy at a Richmond hospital in 2019.. He didn't pay much attention to a bill he received from Commonwealth Anesthesia Associates and expected his insurance to cover it. A few months ago, he got a notice that Commonwealth was suing him in Richmond General District Court for $1,870 for putting him...

Hospitals across Mississippi are suing patients over medical debt, a practice that typically generates little revenue but can harm patients.

Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images Originally published on May 11, 2021 11:40 am Teens and preteens in the U.S. have spent much of the past year distance learning. Many have missed out on birthday parties, book clubs, team sports and hanging out with groups of friends. On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration signaled that relief from all that may be nigh: Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is now authorized for use for ages 12 to 15 (older teens and all adults were previously eligible). The authorization expands the pool of eligible vaccine recipients to ab...

Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images This 16-year-old got a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 shot late last month at the UCI Health Family Health Center in Anaheim, Calif. Students as young as 12 are now eligible to get the vaccine, too, the FDA says. Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images Teens and preteens in the U.S. have spent much of the past year distance learning. Many have missed out on birt...