Breaking News in Healthcare Reform
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“Under the business model [of health care], the greed of casual inhumanity is built in and the common good of the citizens and nation is ignored….”
The Time Has Come for Medicare for All
LA Progressive | F. Douglas Stephenson | July 31, 2023
“Even as union members advocate for better wages, residuals and regulations on the use of artificial intelligence, they know another key benefit is at risk in the short-term: health insurance.”
Hollywood’s Unions Are Known for Great Health Insurance. What’s Happening During the Strikes?
LAist | Jackie Fortiér | July 28, 2023
“I am deeply concerned about high rates of procedural terminations due to ‘red tape’ and other paperwork issues….” —Xavier Becerra
Paperwork Problems Drive Surge in People Losing Medicaid Health Coverage
ABC News | David A. Lieb | July 28, 2023,
“…medical credit cards are actually being used as a tool to exploit patients rather than help them.”
Health Care Providers Are Pushing Medical Credit Cards — Here’s Why You Should Avoid Them
Money
“California still offers generous subsidies, but the rate hike signals that runaway health care costs are back after five years of low premium increases.”
Covered California Announces Biggest Increase in Premiums Since 2018. Here’s How Much
CalMatters | Kristen Hwang | July 26, 2023
“The new regulations…would require insurers to study whether their customers have equal access to medical and mental health benefits and to take remedial action, if necessary.”
The Biden Administration Proposes New Rules to Push Insurers to Boost Mental Health Coverage
Associated Press | Zeke Miller, Chris Megerian | July 25, 2023
“…nearly 25 percent of rural Americans reported serious problems with being able to pay their medical bills or not being able to pay them at all.”
More Than a Third of Rural Americans Skip Needed Care Because of Cost: Study
The Hill | Lauren Sforza | July 25, 2023
“They’ve harnessed advancing technology not to improve people’s lives, but to summarily reject thousands of valid claims in the name of efficiency…”
AI Lawsuits Spread to Health
Axios | Ryan Heath | July 25, 2023
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