“…because many crises that befall premature or very sick babies are in-the-moment emergencies, there may not be time for the preapprovals that insurers often require for expensive interventions. That leaves parents in crisis — or in mourning — tasked with fighting with insurers […]
“In the past decade, private equity groups have gone from taking over a handful of practices to working with as many as 8% of the nation’s ophthalmologists….” Private Equity Sees the Billions in Eye Care as Firms Target High-Profit Procedures […]
Breaking News in Healthcare Reform Snippets of news & commentary with a special focus on health policy, Medicare for All & California _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Like Weekly News Roundup? Then you’ll love our popular podcast Code WACK! where we shine a light on the […]
“Now health plans and self-insured employers — those that pay workers’ and dependents’ medical costs themselves — may consider imposing cost sharing for preventive services on their members and workers. That’s because of a federal judge’s Sept. 7 ruling in a Texas lawsuit filed by […]
A new Health Justice Monitor commentary on the Medicare REACH ACO program. Letter to Feds: How to Fix Broken Medicare Advantage By James G. Kahn, MD/MPH Summary Recently three leading progressive organizations (Just Care USA, Social Security Works, and […]
Breaking News in Healthcare Reform Snippets of news & commentary with a special focus on health policy, Medicare for All & California _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Like Weekly News Roundup? Then you’ll love our popular podcast Code WACK! where we shine a light on the […]
“A federal judge’s ruling in Texas has thrown into question whether millions of insured Americans will continue to receive some preventive medical services, such as cancer screenings and drugs that protect people from HIV infection, without making a copayment.” Many […]
“…crucial questions are absent from these ubiquitous surveys, whose results influence how much hospitals get paid by insurers: They do not poll patients on whether they’ve experienced discrimination during their treatment, a common complaint of diverse patient populations. Likewise, they fail to ask […]
