Why a former US surgeon general is fighting big medical bills
Washington (AFP) - Former US surgeon general Jerome Adams was stuck with an eye-watering medical bill of nearly $5,000 after being treated for a simple case of dehydration following an overnight stay at an Arizona hospital last January. Now he's calling for reforms to the country's market-based health care system, including greater transparency around costs and an independent arbitration process -- while using his bully pulpit to speak out for the 100 million Americans saddled with medical debt. Although the rate of uninsured Americans has been declining in recent years, The Commonwealth Fund...