Breaking News in Healthcare Reform
“The deal … would allow Kaiser Permanente to operate Medi-Cal plans in at least 32 counties without having to bid for the contracts. … It’s a significant policy change that hasn’t been vetted as a policy change.”
Battle Lines Are Drawn Over California Deal With Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Health News | Bernard J. Wolfson | April 18, 2022
“In one case, a woman was even coded for prostate cancer….”
Whistleblower Explains How Medicare Advantage Plan Bilked Millions
Axios | Tina Reed | April 13, 2022
“One study looked at death data in the U.S. and 19 other high-income countries. The U.S. fared the worst. ‘What happened in the U.S. is less about the variants than the levels of resistance to vaccination and the public’s rejection of practices, such as masking and mandates to reduce viral transmission.’”
COVID-19, Overdoses Pushed US to Highest Death Total Ever
Associated Press | Mike Stobbe | April 12, 2022
“There may be 87 fewer billionaires on Forbes’ annual ranking of the world’s richest people this year, but healthcare leaders still managed to climb the list.”
Meet This Year’s Healthcare Billionaires
MedPage Today | Jennifer Henderson | April 12, 2022
Vice President Kamala Harris: “No one in our nation should have to go bankrupt just to get the health care they need….”
Harris Says White House Will Seek to Ease Americans’ Medical Debt Burden
CNN | Tami Luhby | April 11, 2022
“Insurance companies are increasingly overruling doctors’ medical expertise by instituting policies that delay — and in some cases, deny — medically-necessary care.”
Insurance Company Abuses Are Putting More Patients’ Care Out of Reach
MedCity News | Terry Wilcox | April 11, 2022
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