In summary Many Californians who need urgent health services are often delayed due to an insurance protocol known as prior authorization. A bill in the Legislature could reform prior authorization rules so that it no longer serves as a barrier to essential treatment. Advertisment Guest comment written by Advertisment Ocean McIntyre Ocean McIntyre is a … Read more
California has agreed to improve health care for newly released disabled inmates, including through a series of measures that advocates say will help nearly anyone trying to transition from incarceration. Lawyers representing inmates say adequate assistance during the transition from prison has long been lacking and can lead to homelessness. A recent study found that … Read more
Pharmacy benefit managers are intermediaries who work with drug companies and insurers, helping set retail prices for the prescription drugs Americans rely on for their health. They are now the subject of a series of new bills in Congress. Robert F. Bukaty/AP hide caption Advertisment toggle caption on/off Advertisment Robert F. Bukaty/AP Pharmacy benefit managers … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) President Joe Biden on Friday launched a new set of initiatives to reduce health care costs: a crackdown on scam insurance plans, new guidelines to prevent surprise medical bills, and an effort to reduce medical-related debt to credit cards. Bidens’ remarks will build previous initiatives to limit health care costs, with the Department … Read more
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
With episode 7, The crowded room finally reveals the big twist that is crucial to the core of understanding the drama series and its menacing protagonist, Danny Sullivan. Danny (Tom Holland) was arrested for a shooting in 1979 New York City, and he spilled his mysterious backstory to a patient but probing listener, Rya Goodwin … Read more
Jane had been suffering from persistent headaches for several days. She had a busy schedule and she didn’t want to take time off work to see a doctor. Instead, she decided to self-medicate and bought over-the-counter pain relievers from a nearby pharmacy. At first, the painkillers seemed to work. Jane was able to manage her … 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
Doctors fear dying patients could face more pain and suffering due to an anticipated shortage of a type of morphine. A drug called Order, a liquid form of the opioid used to treat severe pain, is expected to be stopped in Australia. It is given to people dying of cancer and suffering from other life-limiting … Read more
But Christopher L. Ferguson Jr., 41, the man accused of carrying out the fatal assault, had been clear on this: He had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder nearly two decades earlier and life had been a storm ever since. Years of his own writings, court records, and conversations with friends and neighbors detail a man … Read more