A 'New Normal' Can't Mean the Same Old Health Insurance
While policymakers continue to debate President Joe Biden's health priorities, his health insurance affordability proposals must stay front and center in the "new normal."
Winning A Victory For Cost Transparency in Health Care
The No Surprises Act, a bipartisan effort to reduce the number of surprise medical bills, went into effect on January 1.
DOJ Suit Stalls United Healthcare's Bid for $13B Acquisition of Competitor
"Quality health insurance should be accessible to all Americans," said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland.
Man With Keloid Scars That Cover Most of Body Denied Surgery by Insurance
Experts have said they don't entirely know what causes these scars but most agree it's a "dysfunction in the wound-healing process."
Man Left With $13,000 Bill After Donating Kidney To Family Member
The billing company threatened to send the donor to collections if he did not pay the bill which he was told would be covered by the recipient's insurance.
Woman Said Prescription Costs $18,000 a Month Without Insurance in TikTok
"That's so outrageous," the woman's husband says in the video.
California's Universal Health Care Plan, Its Proposed Taxes Face Deadline
The state's General Assembly is scheduled to vote on the California Guaranteed Health Care for All bill on Monday.
U.S. Uninsured Rate Drops as 14.5 Million Sign Up for Obamacare Coverage
Subsidies to lower costs related to acquiring insurance coverage may end in 2022 unless Congress acts to extend the temporary policy or to make it permanent.
Georgia Wants Insurers to Increase Mental Health Coverage as Suicides Rise
Enhanced medical benefits, police training, alternative sentencing and outpatient treatments are all being considered.
How to Get Your Free At-home COVID Test Covered by Insurance
The Biden administration announced last month that health insurers would have to pay for the over-the-counter coronavirus tests.
U.S. Private Health Insurers Now Required to Cover at-Home COVID Tests
Private insurers will have to cover the purchase of up to eight tests per month for their customers, the Biden administration announced Monday.
Boss Accuses Worker of Being Behind Because of Doctor's Appointments
"If your company cannot run because one person is out for two days in a year, that's exactly when you need more employees," said one commenter.
Police Union Files Lawsuit Over $45 Surcharge for Unvaccinated Employees
The $45 health insurance surcharge, implemented on Nov. 1, applies to unvaccinated Pima County, Arizona employees who had not been granted an exemption.
What To Know About Enrolling for Health Insurance As Deadline Looms
Those who want to be covered under Health Insurance Marketplace, part of the Affordable Care Act, are running out of time to apply.
Some Kroger Employees Unvaxxed for COVID to Pay $50 Surcharge On Insurance
Kroger said that unvaccinated managers and non-union workers on the company health care plan will pay a $50 monthly surcharge starting January 1.
Unvaccinated Illinoisans Would Pay COVID Hospital Bills Under New Proposals
State Rep. Jonathan Carroll, who proposed the bill, said those who turn down the COVID vaccine should take responsibility for the potential consequences.
Internet Backs Staff Who Quit When Threatened With Loss of Health Insurance
After quitting their job the worker claimed: "I may not have health insurance, but I feel so free!"
Is the Fight for $15 Going to Cost Low-wage Workers Their Health Insurance?
The critical implication, to us, is that if policymakers want to raise the minimum wage, they need to consider whether workers have alternative sources of insurance coverage.
California Law Lets Adults Add Parent Living in U.S. Illegally to Insurance
"The signing of the Parent Healthcare Act will help more families care for their parents the way they cared for us," Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said.
Tweet Claiming Woman Got Charged for Crying at Mole Removal Explained
Social media users expressed outrage at the "brief emotion" fee on a woman's medical bill—but all was not as it seemed.
Americans to Get Relief From Surprise Medical Bills With New Charges Ban
"We're hoping to give folks a sigh of relief, who have been blindsided by billing," said Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.
Woman Claims She Was Told to Sue Her Own Horse After He Kicked Her
After a woman was kicked in the head by her horse, she said on Twitter that her insurance company suggested she sue the animal.
California Health Care Options Explained
Californians can access different types of health care coverage, from traditional insurance policies and public programs to HMOs and managed care plans.
30 Million Americans Still Uninsured Despite COVID Bill Lowering Cost
"There is both a need to expand access to affordable insurance and to better inform people about the options available to them," said Katherine Baicker, a health economist at the University of Chicago.
Biden Calls on Congress to Lower 'Expensive' Prescription Drug Costs
"Drug companies will set a price at whatever the market will bear. The prices have put a squeeze on too many people's families," Biden said on Thursday.
Judge Orders Missouri Medicaid Expansion to Move Forward
Kelli Jones, Governor Mike Parson's spokeswoman, said the administration will "follow the law and will continue to look at how to operationalize the court's order."
1955 Hospital Bill Reveals It Cost $60 for a 3-Night Stay to Have a Baby
The total cost of "drugs and medicine" at the Belleville Hospital, in Kansas, was just $11.95 in 1955.
The Drug Rebate Rule Deserves to Stand—Even if It Came from Trump
As a lifelong Democrat, I'm proud to see Congress on the verge of passing this historic legislation. I understand the need to pay for these critical investments. But there are other ways to fund much needed reforms—ways that don't make drugs even more expensive.
Woman in Hospital for a Month With COVID Has Nearly $1M in Medical Bills
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences says that its average bill for a COVID patient was nearly $25,000 with ICU stays much more expensive.
How New York City Unions' Backdoor Deal Helped the Insurance Industry
After killing a single-payer bill, public-sector labor leaders are trying to force a quarter-million people off Medicare, into pricier for-profit plans.