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“There was a 15-year-old young girl who was in a really good treatment facility, getting the help that she needed. Insurance cut out. Her insurance company said to her mama, ‘She’s fine to go home. She doesn’t need to be there anymore.’ So she took her home, and she died in her sleep that night.” —Lisa Kantor
When Insurance Cuts Eating Disorder Care Too Soon
Featuring Lisa Kantor, Founding Partner of Kantor & Kantor
Code WACK! | Podcast Episode 338 | July 13, 2026
“Half of the nation’s children receive health coverage through Medicaid or CHIP, and even children with private insurance rely on Medicaid when they need specialized care.”
Medicaid Cuts Put All Children’s Health at Risk — I Would Know
Common Dreams | Callie Curtis | July 12, 2026
“…allegations of Medicaid fraud do not claim that individual Medicaid beneficiaries have cheated the government and enriched themselves. … Medicaid fraudsters are insurance companies whose Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) overbill the Medicaid program…. And they are vendors and service providers that hatch schemes to falsely bill Medicaid to line their own profits.”
The Fraudulent War on Medicaid Fraud
CounterPunch | Eileen Appelbaum | July 10, 2026
“Despite an aging population, use of the Medicare home health benefit has declined in recent years, raising concerns about beneficiaries’ access to needed home-based care.”
Improving Access to Medicare Home Health Care: Key Policy Considerations
Commonwealth Fund | Barbara Lyons, Jane Andrews | July 9, 2026
“‘After years of rampant expansion into nearly every corner of the health care system, the biggest insurance conglomerates are confronting new efforts to break up their businesses,’ the New York Times reports.”
Health Insurance Giants Fight Efforts to Break Them Up
Political Wire | Taegan Goddard | July 8, 2026
“…private equity firms are increasingly using joint ventures with nonprofit health systems to expand in healthcare, prompting calls for greater oversight.”
Report Highlights Private Equity’s Lesser-Known Strategy: Nonprofit Joint Ventures
MedCity News | Marissa Plescia | July 6, 2026
“Around half of Americans say that health insurers are responsible for rising health care costs in the country, while only 36 percent said the same about the federal government.”
Americans Mostly Blame Health Insurers for Rising Costs
Statista | Katharina Buchholz | July 6, 2026
“Problems started last year when the couple learned the monthly premium payment for their Federal Employees Health Benefits plan would more than double to $307 and their deductible would also go up. They decided to switch Blackman’s primary coverage to CHAMPVA….”
Switching to a Cheaper Health Plan Delayed a Man’s Access to Vital Medicine: “He Didn’t Deserve to Die Like That”
CBS News | Renuka Rayasam | July 6, 2026
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