As the 2020 legislative year comes to an end, California leads the nation when it comes to health care with new legislation intended to improve healthcare access and delivery. Dozens of healthcare-related measures were introduced on a broad range of issues including […]
The Affordable Care Act was supposed to remedy America’s broken healthcare system by extending health insurance to more Americans. Unfortunately, it failed in at least two ways. First, it left nearly 30 million Americans without insurance whatsoever (as of 2018). Second, it […]
The week in healthcare reform Our Weekly News Roundup brings you snippets of news and brief commentary on topics related to America’s failing healthcare system, with a special focus on Medicare for All and California. — “Overall, 60% of […]
It is increasingly apparent that “cascading” environmental effects (including pandemics, droughts, wildfires, and hurricanes) are amplifying the impact of race and wealth-related inequities in the U.S. healthcare system. The commercial insurance marketplace – even after the gains of the Affordable Care Act […]
Can denying health care be legal? Without the vote of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the answer may soon be yes, as both the Affordable Care Act and Roe v Wade face an uncertain future. Upcoming rulings could leave the […]
The week in healthcare reform Our Weekly News Roundup brings you snippets of news and brief commentary on topics related to America’s failing healthcare system, with a special focus on Medicare for All and California. — ALERTS The Healthy […]
California’s safety-net hospitals are projected to lose $14.6 billion by the end of 2020. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, some 40% of California hospitals were operating in the red. Nonprofit hospitals primarily serving Medi-Cal patients, such as Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (with 65% […]
The majority of ambulance companies provide their services on an out-of-network basis, leaving insured patients with “surprise” medical bills. In fact, a 2019 study published in the Journal of American Medicine found that 86% of all ambulance rides were billed as “out-of-network,” […]
