Category: Health Insurance
Air Ambulances Woo Rural Consumers With Memberships That May Leave Them Hanging
While membership programs promise customers will avoid out-of-pocket expenses, in reality the contractual fine print “isn’t as cut and dry.”
‘Locally Grown’ Insurance Companies Help Fortify Washington State Market
Premiums for the state’s individual market are rising less than 1% on average, and the insurance commissioner, credits that to homegrown insurance plans.
UW Medicine leaders say ACA critical to continuing mission
Harborview could lose up to $80 million a year should the ACA be struck down as a result of a lawsuit filed by Republican attorneys general now in the courts.
Where Tourism Brings Pricey Health Care, Locals Fight Back
An alliance of locals struck a deal with the hospital system and now may be able to offer its members premiums that are at least 20% less than current rates.
Trump Shift, Backed by States, Fuels Fear of Too Few Medicaid Docs
The Trump administration wants to drop an Obama-era rule designed to ensure that there are enough doctors to care for Medicaid patients.
With Trump’s Blessing, Some States Aim to Cap Medicaid Rolls
Some red states, with Trump’s backing, are trying to put limits on the federal-state health program for the poor, which covers more than 72 million Americans.
First Kidney Failure, Then A $540,842 Bill For Dialysis
Before finding a dialysis clinic in their insurance network, a Montana man was charged more than half a million dollars for 14 weeks of the treatment
Dream Of Retiring Abroad? The Reality: Medicare Doesn’t Travel Well
Medicare doesn’t pay for care outside the U.S., except in limited circumstances.
Calls Grow For Medicare To Cover Anti-Rejection Drugs After Kidney Transplant
Medicare has covered transplant patients who had end-stage renal disease. But coverage ends after 36 months for those younger than 65.
Medicare Advantage Overbills Taxpayers By Billions
Health insurers that treat millions of seniors have overcharged Medicare by nearly $30 billion the past three years alone.
Did Your Health Plan Deny You Care? Fight Back.
If you do appeal, your chance of getting the health plan’s decision overturned is a lot better than you might think.
Hospitals Block ‘Surprise Billing’ Measure In California
Citing fierce pushback from hospitals, California lawmakers sidelined a bill Wednesday that would have protected some patients from surprise medical bill.
DOJ Lawyers Try New Tricks To Undo Obamacare. Will It Work?
The Trump administration wants to scrap the entire law … but keep parts of it.
Federal Appeals Court Takes Up Case That Could Upend U.S. Health System
If the lower court ruling is ultimately upheld, the case, Texas v. United States, has the potential to shake the nation’s health care system to its core.
‘Medicare For All’ Emerges As Early Divide In First Democratic Debate
At the Democratic presidential debate health policies, ranging from “Medicare for All” to efforts to curb skyrocketing drug prices, were among the key issues