Tag: healthcare access barriers

‘Rationing by Inconvenience:’ How Insurers Keep Patients From Care

      THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   Got health insurance, but still can’t get the care you need? Ever spent hours on hold, battling claim denials, and jumping through hoops just to get the care you already paid for with your insurance premiums? […]

Health Coverage Denied? Appeal. You might win!

    THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   We’re talking about one of the most frustrating experiences in American healthcare –  when your insurance company says ‘no.’ According to Miranda Yaver, an assistant professor of health policy and management at the University of Pittsburgh, insurance […]

Why Insured Americans Still Need Charity Clinics

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   Why are people in America resorting to receiving medical care in animal stalls – even if they have health insurance? What would it take to make volunteer stopgap clinics unnecessary – and who stands in […]

The Real Cost of Health Insurance Nobody Talks About

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   Healthcare premiums aren’t the only costs going up. Your pocketbook is also getting hit with higher out-of-pocket costs – like deductibles, co-pays, and coinsurance – often under the radar. How is this hidden cost […]