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Author: Mark Wrede
“The three biggest PBMs — OptumRx, CVS Caremark, and Express Scripts — control about 80% of prescription drug sales in America and are the most profitable parts of the health conglomerates in which they’re nestled. “CVS Health, the fourth-largest U.S. corporation by revenue […]
“If you are enrolled in Medi-Cal, as more than one-third of Californians are, make sure your county knows how to reach you, or you could lose your health coverage unnecessarily.” Medi-Cal Enrollees in California: Here’s How to Verify […]
Announcement! May 16, 2023 Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Pramila Jayapal to Launch Single-Payer Bills Click for an overview of the Medicare for All Act of 2023 featuring Eagan Kemp, Public Citizen & Benjamin Day, Healthcare NOW! Click to look up […]
“The vast scope of the problem is feeding a multibillion-dollar patient financing business, with private equity and big banks looking to cash in when patients and their families can’t pay for care, KFF Health News and NPR found. In the patient financing industry, profit […]
“The 16-year-old from Rio Linda, a suburb of Sacramento, was the fortunate beneficiary of what her mom described as lifesaving mental health care from an early psychosis program at the University of California-Davis, covered largely by Medi-Cal, California’s version of Medicaid. The UC Davis […]
Announcement! May 16, 2023 Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Pramila Jayapal to Launch Single-Payer Bills Click for an overview of the Medicare for All Act of 2023 featuring Eagan Kemp, Public Citizen & Benjamin Day, Healthcare NOW! Click to look up […]
“…a billing representative told her that before surgeon Ruben Quintero would see her, she needed to pay in full for the consultation, surgery, and postoperative care — a total estimate of $15,000. “Although Walsh had insurance, the biller said the surgeon was not […]