“The toll the American health care system extracts is, in some respects, the price of extraordinary progress in medicine. But it’s also evidence of the poor fit between older adults’ capacities and the health care system’s demands.”     The Burden of Getting Medical […]

  “[No Surprises Act] … protections apply only to care that health plans determine is ‘medically necessary’ — and insurers get to define what that means in each case.”     A Mom’s $97,000 Question: How Was Her Baby’s Air-Ambulance Ride Not Medically Necessary?   […]

  “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 […]