“…his enrollment in a Premera Blue Cross Medicare Advantage plan would mean a limited network of doctors and the potential need for preapproval, or prior authorization, from the insurer before getting care. The experience, he said, made getting care more difficult, and now he […]
“…this is the U.S. health care system, where even patients with good insurance aren’t guaranteed affordable care.” Woman Petitions Health Insurer After Company Approves — Then Rejects — Her Infusions When KFF Health News published an article in August about the […]
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“…most medical devices, including many implants, are now cleared for sale by the FDA without tests for safety or effectiveness. Instead, manufacturers must simply show they have ‘substantial equivalence’ to a product already in the marketplace — an approval process some experts view as […]
“The marketing pitches are bold and arriving fast: Invest opioid settlement dollars in a lasso-like device to help police detain people without Tasers or pepper spray. Pour money into psychedelics, electrical stimulation devices, and other experimental treatments for addiction. Fund research into new, supposedly […]
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“’In my mind, if all my doctors are “in-insurance,” why would they pair me with someone who was “out-of-insurance”?’ she asked. And the hospital system tried its best to make contesting the charge difficult, she said.” When a Quick Telehealth Visit […]
“’This is life-changing for people to now be able to go get regular checkups, get labs drawn, see if they might be diabetic or have high blood pressure,’ says Sarah Dar, policy director in the Los Angeles office of the California Immigrant Policy Center.” […]
