The death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson triggered a deluge of painful stories about health care denials on social media.
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Anthem plans to put time limits on anesthesia coverage, alarming doctors
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield says it will put time limits on anesthesia care starting next year. Doctors and elected officials, including in New York and Connecticut, are asking it to change course.
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A new approach to employer health care? Give workers money to buy their own plan
Some companies are trying something new: Instead of offering a group health insurance plan, they’re giving workers a contribution to buy their own individual plans.
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‘I Don’t Want to Die.’ He needed mental health care. He found a ghost network
Ravi Coutinho bought a health insurance plan thinking it would give him access to mental health providers. But even after 21 phone calls and multiple hospitalizations, no one could find him a therapist.
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Rogue ACA insurance agents could face criminal charges under a proposed law
Consumers, without their consent, are being enrolled in Affordable Care Act plans or their coverage is switched. A powerful U.S. senator has introduced legislation to curb the growing problem.
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Health insurers cover fewer drugs and make them harder to get
Insurance companies are covering fewer drugs than they used to, and patients have to jump through more hoops to get many of them. When shopping for insurance, check for coverage of the drugs you need.
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Florida kicked their son off Medicaid in the ‘unwinding’ but not their daughter
Nearly 1-in-4 adults who lost Medicaid coverage in the past year are now uninsured, according to a new survey. As states winnow the rolls, many families are caught in confusing red tape.
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Health Care Revolt 2: Dr. Michael Fine On A Community Health Station And The Push For Single-Payer Health Care
The precarious state of American health care is the subject of a new book by Dr. Michael Fine former director of the Rhode Island Department of Health, titled Health Care Revolt: How to Organize, Build a Health Care System, and Resuscitate Democracy—All at the Same Time. He recently talked with The Public’s Radio political analyst […]
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Scott MacKay’s Commentary: Taxing Companies That Don’t Insure Employees Makes Sense
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has proposed taxing large businesses that don’t provide health insurance to employees. The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay says it’s about time these companies paid their fair share. For years, Rhode Island allowed many wealthy corporations –most of them national firms—to slough off some of their employee health care […]
