Author: Mark Wrede

  “The redetermination process, as it is known, has disproportionately affected Latinos, who make up a majority of Medi-Cal beneficiaries.”     California’s Expanded Health Coverage for Immigrants Collides With Medicaid Reviews   OAKLAND, Calif. — Medi-Cal health coverage kicked in for Antonio Abundis just […]

  “The success of initiatives could hinge on a state’s relevance to broader party ambitions. Democrats are focused on where anger over the abortion rollback could propel voter turnout and spur party victories up and down the ballot, including in key races for the Senate […]

  “It is bad for patients’ health — and sanity — that the perceived promises of care in their insurance plans can suddenly disappear midyear.”     How Your In-Network Health Coverage Can Vanish Before You Know It   Sarah Feldman, 35, received the first […]

  “I don’t know where these investor groups can see savings without cutting back on the level of quality….”     Concerns Grow Over Quality of Care as Investor Groups Buy Not-for-Profit Nursing Homes   Shelly Olson’s mother, who has dementia, has lived at the […]

  “In a little more than two years as CEO of a small hospital in Wyoming, Dave Ryerse has witnessed firsthand the worsening financial problems eroding rural hospitals nationwide.”     Operating in the Red: Half of Rural Hospitals Lose Money, as Many Cut Services […]