Category: Health Insurance
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
Sens. Murray and Alexander detail their surprise medical bill fix
The unexpected and often high bills patients face when they get care from a provider not in their insurance network are a perpetual complaint from consumers.
How to find a doctor using Medicare’s “Physician Compare” Tool – Video
Physician Compare helps you find and compare physicians and other clinicians enrolled in Medicare.
Senators Agree Surprise Medical Bills Must Go. But How?
How to protect patients from the unexpected and often high charges they face when they get care from a doctor or hospital that isn’t in their insurance network.
Surgery was covered, but monitoring service was not. Bill: $94,031
Most of the cost of the surgery was covered by her insurance. But more than $93,000 for out-of-network neuromonitoring services was not
Why Some CEOs Figure ‘Medicare For All’ Is Good For Business
As health costs grow, straining company budgets and slowing wage growth, some CEOs are taking a second look at ‘Medicare for All.’
What States Mean by a ‘Public Option’
In Washington state, the goal is to keep premiums for the public option at least 10% lower than what commercial carriers charged the previous year.
Dropped From Health Insurance Without Warning: Was It Legal?
Tens of thousands of Americans each year are dropped by their health insurers over payment issues, sometimes with little or no prior warning.
Can Robin Hood Plan Rescue Of Rural Hospitals?
The proposal would increase Medicare payments to mostly rural hospitals in the lowest 25th percentile and decrease the payments to hospitals in the highest 75th.