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“Insurers have broad power to determine whether care is medically necessary — that is, what is needed for treatment, diagnosis, or relief. And that decision affects whether and how much they will pay for it.” Doctor Tripped Up by $64K Bill for Ankle Surgery and […]
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“Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required insurers to cover, and pharmacists to dispense, 12 months of hormone therapy at one time to transgender patients and others. The proposal was a top priority for trans rights leaders, who said it was crucial to preserve care as clinics close […]
“…a fringe concept that has spread among adherents to the Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA, movement and is gaining traction at the highest levels of the federal government … posits that airplane vapor trails, or contrails, are really ‘chemtrails’ containing toxic substances that poison people […]
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“Senators have launched an inquiry into companies paid billions in taxpayer dollars to build eligibility systems for Medicaid, expressing concern that error-riddled technology and looming work requirements ‘will cause Americans to lose Medicaid coverage to this bureaucratic maze.’” Senators Press Deloitte, Other Contractors […]