Study Finds Medi-Cal Patients with Cancer Have Tough Road Ahead
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of California – Davis found that cancer patients covered by the…
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ACA Insurance Plans Lack Patient Access to Specialists
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) finds that roughly 15 percent of health insurance…
Health Care Reform Did Not Truly Reform Health Care
A recent opinion piece argues that the U.S. health care system is worse off after the Affordable Care Act because…
High Deductibles Result in Consumers Skipping Doctor Visits
Higher deductibles are preventing many people from going to doctor’s visits because they cannot afford additional out-of-pocket expenses. According to…
Retirees Under 65 in NH Face Higher Premiums
In New Hampshire, state retirees under the age of 65 will have to pay 17.5 percent more in monthly premiums…
AMA Calls on Justice Department To Stop Insurer Mega-Mergers
Supported by a study of health insurer mergers, the American Medical Association (AMA) has request that the Justice Department stop…
85% Increase of Insurance Premiums Hurts Small Businesses in Calif.
An 85 percent price hike for group health insurance premiums is hurting small business owners in California. Santa Cruz businesses…
Insurance Commissioners Recommend New Standards To Improve Access to Care
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners recommends comprehensive new standards to address consumers’ complaints regarding lack of access to physicians…
Insurer Exits NY Marketplace, Leaving Cancer Patients Without Health Care Coverage
Roughly 250 patients receiving treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center signed up the only marketplace insurer in New York…
Insurer Faces Lawsuit over Insurance Nonpayments
Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center in New Jersey filed a $260 million federal lawsuit against an insurer, alleging nonpayment for services…