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“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 […]
“Public health officials rely on data to target interventions and track how well they’re working. A lack of information can create blind spots that exacerbate poor outcomes for high-risk populations, said Denise Chrysler, a senior adviser for the Network for Public Health Law. “‘If […]
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“’California is a leader, and it’s always experimenting in new and interesting ways,’ said Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association. ‘What it can do is provide proof of concept, and then this can grow to other states.’” […]