Author: Mark Wrede

  “The money is from a tax on managed-care health plans that’s been around for two decades but has historically been used to offset existing state spending rather than support new investments in Medi-Cal.”     California Leaders Tussle With Health Industry Over Billions of […]

  “Agency officials said they hope to save money and make critical health care forms, applications, websites, and other information available to more people in what they call the nation’s most linguistically diverse state.”     ¿Cómo Se Dice? California Loops In AI To Translate […]

  “If the Affordable Care Act were terminated, ‘that would mean over a hundred million Americans will lose protections for preexisting conditions.’—President Joe Biden in a campaign advertisement, May 8″     Biden’s on Target About What Repealing ACA Would Mean for Preexisting Condition Protections […]

  “If enacted, the rules would dramatically expand protections for tens of millions of Americans burdened by medical bills they can’t afford.”     Biden Administration Advances Plan To Remove Medical Debt From Credit Scores     Americans would no longer have to worry about […]

  “During the covid-19 pandemic, federal lawmakers launched the Affordable Connectivity Program with the goal of connecting more people to their jobs, schools, and doctors…. Now, the ACP is out of money.”     End of Pandemic Internet Subsidies Threatens a Health Care Lifeline for […]