“Insurers have broad power to determine whether care is medically necessary — that is, what is needed for treatment, diagnosis, or relief. And that decision affects whether and how much they will pay for it.” Doctor Tripped Up by $64K Bill for Ankle Surgery and […]
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“Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required insurers to cover, and pharmacists to dispense, 12 months of hormone therapy at one time to transgender patients and others. The proposal was a top priority for trans rights leaders, who said it was crucial to preserve care as clinics close […]
“…a fringe concept that has spread among adherents to the Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA, movement and is gaining traction at the highest levels of the federal government … posits that airplane vapor trails, or contrails, are really ‘chemtrails’ containing toxic substances that poison people […]
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“Senators have launched an inquiry into companies paid billions in taxpayer dollars to build eligibility systems for Medicaid, expressing concern that error-riddled technology and looming work requirements ‘will cause Americans to lose Medicaid coverage to this bureaucratic maze.’” Senators Press Deloitte, Other Contractors […]
“Access to high-speed internet is among a host of social factors, like food and safe housing, that help people lead healthier lives.” Trump Called Digital Equity Act ‘Racist.’ Now Internet Money for Rural Americans Is Gone. Megan Waiters can recite the stories […]
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