New podcast episode on Code WACK! How California’s Latest Single-Payer Bill Would Revolutionize Health Care Featuring Assemblymember Ash Kalra, Author AB 2200 Guaranteed Health Care for All Act Breaking News in Healthcare Reform Snippets of news & […]
“The toll the American health care system extracts is, in some respects, the price of extraordinary progress in medicine. But it’s also evidence of the poor fit between older adults’ capacities and the health care system’s demands.” The Burden of Getting Medical […]
“[No Surprises Act] … protections apply only to care that health plans determine is ‘medically necessary’ — and insurers get to define what that means in each case.” A Mom’s $97,000 Question: How Was Her Baby’s Air-Ambulance Ride Not Medically Necessary? […]
This week on Code WACK! Forced Pregnancies and Racial Bias: A Deadly Combination? Featuring Vina Smith-Ramakrishnan, Fellow, The Century Foundation Breaking News in Healthcare Reform Snippets of news & commentary with a special focus on health policy, Medicare […]
“The redetermination process, as it is known, has disproportionately affected Latinos, who make up a majority of Medi-Cal beneficiaries.” California’s Expanded Health Coverage for Immigrants Collides With Medicaid Reviews OAKLAND, Calif. — Medi-Cal health coverage kicked in for Antonio Abundis just […]
“The success of initiatives could hinge on a state’s relevance to broader party ambitions. Democrats are focused on where anger over the abortion rollback could propel voter turnout and spur party victories up and down the ballot, including in key races for the Senate […]
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 […]
“It is bad for patients’ health — and sanity — that the perceived promises of care in their insurance plans can suddenly disappear midyear.” How Your In-Network Health Coverage Can Vanish Before You Know It Sarah Feldman, 35, received the first […]
“I don’t know where these investor groups can see savings without cutting back on the level of quality….” Concerns Grow Over Quality of Care as Investor Groups Buy Not-for-Profit Nursing Homes Shelly Olson’s mother, who has dementia, has lived at the […]