“More than a year after the federal surprise-billing law took effect, patients can still get hammered by surprise bills resulting from health plans’ limited provider networks and ambiguities about what is considered emergency medical care. The loopholes are out there, and patients … are […]
“California needs permission from the federal government to open Covered California to immigrants without legal residency because it is currently closed to them….” California Explores Private Insurance for Immigrants Lacking Legal Status. But Is It Affordable? A doctor […]
Action Alerts Webinar: Register Here (required) Best Care in the US: What National Single Payer ActivistsNeed to Know About VA Health Care Thursday, March 16 8 pm ET, 5 pm PT Sponsored by National Single Payer Featured Speakers: Lakiesha Lloyd […]
“It’d be very dangerous to allow a single judge sitting in Amarillo to essentially order a drug that’s used by many women in America off the market.” One Texas Judge Will Decide Fate of Abortion Pill Used by Millions of […]
“The Medicare wars are back, and almost no one in Washington is surprised.” Why Do Politicians Weaponize Medicare? Because It Works The Medicare wars are back, and almost no one in Washington is surprised. This time it’s Democrats accusing Republicans […]
Action Alerts Zoom Educational Forum: Register Here Delivering Birth Justice Why is giving birth in the U.S. so dangerous and costly,and what can we do about it? Tuesday, February 21 (90 minutes) 7:30 pm ET, 6:30 pm CT, 5:30 pm […]
“Crabtree, a 32-year-old accountant in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., became part of a small group of patient activists who have managed to turn U.S. insulin prices into a kitchen table issue in part through their use of Twitter.” Armed With […]
“…prices manufacturers charge for cancer drugs have soared from less than $10,000 annually in the late 1990s to more than $200,000 annually today. And that’s not even the full cost. … [H]ospitals often hugely inflate the price of drugs in the bills they issue […]
