The lure of free money leads people to do short-sighted and even illegal things. It’s happening right now, as New York City again seeks to force 250,000 municipal retirees off traditional Medicare and into an inferior insurance plan, Medicare Advantage. The city’s incentive is easy to understand: money. Moving people moves $500 million a year … Read more
Living with severe asthma means living with the fear that a serious problem even life threatening attack could strike anytime, anywhere. It’s trying to avoid a situation where one day I’ll have a seizure and I’ll be in a place where no one will know what to do with me, explained Lynn, a Canadian who … Read more
By Jill McKeon 06 July 2023 – The latest series of reported healthcare data breaches impacted small and mid-sized healthcare organizations. Two of the three violations mentioned below occurred in 2022. Advertisment The Community Research Foundation notifies HHS of the October 2022 violation The Community Research Foundation (CRF) in San Diego, California notified more than … Read more
NEW YORK, July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Valera Health, a telehealth provider known for its high-quality, affordable care, today announced that its comprehensive mental health services are now online for select Humana Medicare Advantage members. Valera’s services are now available to Humana Medicare Advantage members in 10 states with nationwide expansion coming in September. Valera … Read more
A group of US Senate Democrats is lobbying the Biden administration to make it easier for the millions of Americans who sign up for health insurance each year through a federal website to register to vote. The lawmakers, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., wrote in a letter to US Department of Health and Human … Read more
Doctors fear that a Supreme Court ruling handed down on June 29 will have far-reaching effects not only on the diversity of doctors and other health professionals in training, but ultimately on patient care as well. The decision found it unconstitutional for colleges and universities to use race as a factor in student admissions, which … Read more
By Taylor Knopf North Carolina U.S. Senator Thom Tillis convened a small group of state health officials in Raleigh last week to discuss his mental health and substance use legislative agenda. Tillis hosted the meeting during the week of the first anniversary of the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the first major gun … Read more
Gov. Katie Hobbs demonstrated her political acumen during her recent showdown with the Republican-controlled legislature to pass an $18 billion bipartisan budget. She worked diligently with both sides to negotiate a deal that addressed some of the state’s greatest needs, especially affordable housing, infrastructure, and expanding health insurance for children. While these articles will have … Read more
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With the end of pandemic-era policies and benefits, Ohio officials estimate that as many as 280,000 of Ohio’s 3.55 million enrolled residents could lose Medicaid. About 1 million Americans have already lost coverage from the government-paid health insurance program for children, low-income adults, seniors, and people with disabilities since federally mandated automatic re-enrollment into the … Read more