Alert Senator Scott Wiener’s SB 770 passed the Assembly Health Committee on June 27th. “SB 770 requires the California Secretary of Health to engage in waiver discussions with the federal government on a concrete timeline toward the establishment of a unified healthcare financing […]
“…when interest is added to a repayment plan, medical debt can balloon even more. Ballad Health sued more than 6,700 patients over medical debt in 2018, according to an analysis by The New York Times.” The Hospital Bills Didn’t Find […]
“…doctors and their patients are facing the unimaginable: In California, Virginia, and everywhere in between, they are being forced into grim contemplation of untested rationing plans for breast, cervical, bladder, ovarian, lung, testicular, and other cancers.” […]
“They are part of a new migration of Americans who are uprooting their lives in response to a raft of legislation across the country restricting health care for transgender people.” Medical Exiles: Families Flee States Amid Crackdown […]
Action Alert SB 770 Assembly Health Committee Hearing Tuesday, June 27th 1:30pm Click here to view the hearing via web portal Click here to send a letter of support Breaking News in Healthcare Reform Snippets of news & commentary […]
“The US model of subsidizing privately operated hospitals with tax exemptions in the hope that they will increase the accessibility of hospital care for un- and underinsured patients allows for abusive medical billing and debt collection practices and undermines human rights, including the right to […]
“More than a million Americans have lost coverage through the program for low-income and disabled Americans in the past several weeks, following the end of pandemic protections on April 1….” Biden Admin Implores States to Slow Medicaid Cuts […]
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