“Until last week, the system that is used to enroll people in federal Affordable Care Act insurance plans inadvertently allowed access by insurance brokers to consumers’ full Social Security numbers, information brokers don’t need.”     After Public Push, CMS Curbs Health Insurance Agents’ […]

  “Some consumers covered by Affordable Care Act insurance plans are being switched from one plan to another without their express permission….”     ACA Plans Are Being Switched Without Enrollees’ OK   Some consumers covered by Affordable Care Act insurance plans are being switched […]

  “The program has provided $30 monthly subsidies for internet bills or $75 discounts in tribal and high-cost areas. But the program is expected to run out of money in April or May….”     End of Internet Subsidies for Low-Income Households Threatens Telehealth Access […]

  “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?   […]

  “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 […]