Corporate health insurers and Big Pharma spend millions on lobbying in California every year. And every year, insurers blame the drug companies for price hikes, and drug companies blame insurers for premium gouging. The only thing that changes for consumers are their medical costs: They […]
The Trump administration continues to dismantle the Affordable Care Act bit by bit, saying it favors expanding the market for affordable health insurance for consumers who want it. In reality, many of the changes, such as short-term polices, are simply undermining the market for comprehensive […]
Denials of claims and increasing premiums are just the latest news California consumers have to look forward to. This is not hyperbole. The California Department of Insurance has opened an investigation into allegations regarding Aetna’s practices of denying claims. The insurance commissioner did this after […]
How can a test that should have cost $200 be billed at $17,850? When that’s how much a for-profit lab says a simple urine test cost even though the insurer refused to pay the high amount. Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News In her late 20s […]
Between higher deductibles and narrower networks, patients are paying larger portions of their medical bills. To solve their problem, hospitals are teaming with banks to offer loans. By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health Network Laura Cameron, then three months pregnant, tripped and fell in a parking […]
Sheila Kuehl, as a state senator and now a Los Angeles County supervisor, has long fought for a universal healthcare system. She is more convinced than ever that single-payer is the way to go for California. — HEAL California is an independent news and information […]
Ernestine is now at the claims department. Her favorite response: “Not covered. We consider that an elective procedure, meaning we elect not to cover it.” How many times have you heard, Not Covered! — HEAL California is an independent news and information hub focused on […]
Private insurance companies are an absolute unnecessary middleman system that works only to constantly grow its profit margin as big as it can by redirecting premium dollars so they do not go to providing actual medical care. Every dollar it spends toward actual medical care […]
