A new publicly funded insurance plan is headed for the final step it needs for state approval, despite concerns about the impact it will have on Oregon’s health insurance market for individuals and small businesses. The idea is that the new insurance program is very similar to the Oregon Health Plan, Oregon’s version of Medicaid: … Read more
Photo: Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images Junk health plans are under fire from the Department of Health and Human Services, which pledged this week to protect consumers from such plans, as well as bail out medical bills and overages that lead to medical debt. According to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, patients with pre-existing conditions … Read more
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. Guest comment written by Ocean McIntyre Ocean McIntyre is a space science … 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
In a recent statement, NFL Players Association president JC Tretter shed light on the vexing issue of lifetime health insurance for players. Tretter revealed two major hurdles that have hindered the implementation of this much-discussed benefit. Addressing the concerns of both players and fans, Tretter highlighted the need for a solution to ensure players’ post-career … Read more
The San Benito Health District Board meeting on June 22 The meeting was a chaotic confrontation involving members of the public, board members and nurses from Hazel Hawkins Hospital. Nine community members, along with nurses and doctors, were often applauded by others in the room as they questioned the board’s ability to govern and denounced … Read more
Oh, I signed! says State Senator Laura Fine, D-Glenview, as she realizes that her bill giving the Department of Insurance new oversight authority was approved by Gov. JB Pritzker on June 27, 2023. (Andrew Adams/Capitol Illinois News) SPRINGFIELD Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law legislation Tuesday that will dramatically change the health insurance market in … Read more
June 27 (Reuters) – Shawnte struggled with her weight for years before being prescribed Novo Nordisks’ anti-diabetic drug Ozempic for weight loss in 2020, helping the former New York music industry pro lose more of 50 kilos in two years. But last year, the 46-year-old, who asked to be identified only by her first name … Read more
Legislation introduced by Wisconsin Democrats would expand private health care benefits for new mothers and babies. But its future is uncertain before the Republican-controlled state legislature. The bill was introduced a week after Republican lawmakers on the Joint Finance Committee voted against a $34.5 million provision in Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed budget that would … Read more
The National Health Insurance (NHI) Act has been passed by the National Assembly, but experts believe it is largely unenforceable and unlikely to come into effect anytime soon. Alex van der Heever, chair of the administration of social security systems at the University of the Witwatersrand, says: From the outset, the bill was so flawed … Read more