“Nearly a quarter of adults disenrolled from Medicaid in the past year say they are now uninsured, according to a survey released Friday that details how tens of millions of Americans struggled to retain coverage in the government insurance program for low-income people after […]
“Until last week, the system that is used to enroll people in federal Affordable Care Act insurance plans inadvertently allowed access by insurance brokers to consumers’ full Social Security numbers, information brokers don’t need.” After Public Push, CMS Curbs Health Insurance Agents’ […]
New Code WACK! episode Find us on Apple podcasts, our website or your favorite podcast platform. What’s at Stake in 2024? Your Health Care Featuring Assemblymember Ash Kalra, Lead Author AB 2200 Guaranteed Health Care for All Act […]
“Some consumers covered by Affordable Care Act insurance plans are being switched from one plan to another without their express permission….” ACA Plans Are Being Switched Without Enrollees’ OK Some consumers covered by Affordable Care Act insurance plans are being switched […]
“The program has provided $30 monthly subsidies for internet bills or $75 discounts in tribal and high-cost areas. But the program is expected to run out of money in April or May….” End of Internet Subsidies for Low-Income Households Threatens Telehealth Access […]
New podcast episode on Code WACK! How California’s Latest Single-Payer Bill Would Revolutionize Health Care Featuring Assemblymember Ash Kalra, Author AB 2200 Guaranteed Health Care for All Act Breaking News in Healthcare Reform Snippets of news & […]
“The toll the American health care system extracts is, in some respects, the price of extraordinary progress in medicine. But it’s also evidence of the poor fit between older adults’ capacities and the health care system’s demands.” The Burden of Getting Medical […]
“[No Surprises Act] … protections apply only to care that health plans determine is ‘medically necessary’ — and insurers get to define what that means in each case.” A Mom’s $97,000 Question: How Was Her Baby’s Air-Ambulance Ride Not Medically Necessary? […]
