By MATTHEW HOLT Strap in for a dramatic tale in which our hero battles bureaucracy and logic to try to get his health insurance back. About 20 years ago lots of Americans, especially Californians who bought health insurance from Blue Shield of California, found that their coverage was cancelled without them knowing about it. That…
Frontline service and patient care workers at UC Health have gone on strike, protesting UC’s bargaining and labor practices
[Sponsored] Transitioning from military to civilian life can be overwhelming, especially for veterans facing mental health challenges, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression or substance use disorders. The most affordable mental health treatment programs for veterans in Northern California offer affordable and specialized care tailored to veterans across the state. The post Northern California…
That is the title of my Fast Facts presentation at ISPOR Europe at 11:30 GMT on Tuesday, November 11 with Tiago Beck. If you’re in Glasgow next week, feel free to stop by this session. Should be interesting. The abstract is below. As trilogue negotiations on the EU pharmaceutical package progress, stakeholders across the healthcare…
Friends of AHRQ stress that it provides the resources necessary to determine the effectiveness of health systems delivery
President Donald Trump ratcheted up his administration’s reversal of transgender rights on Tuesday with an executive order that seeks to intervene in parents’ medical decisions by prohibiting government-funded insurance coverage of puberty blockers or surgery for people under 19. Trump’s order, titled “Protecting Children From Chemical and Surgical Mutilation,” is certain to face legal challenges…
Months after 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki publicly stated she wants to take the company she co-founded private, all of the company’s independent board directors have resigned. The board letter to Wojcicki stated that its members preferred resigning over continuing to have a difference of view over the direction of the company. The post Mass Board…
Medicaid helps fill gaps in coverage for veterans who are low-income, have disabilities, or are otherwise ineligible for military health benefits. It supports those with complex health needs and reduces out-of-pocket expenses. This brief presents five key facts about veterans with Medicaid and how policy changes in Congress could affect their coverage and access to…
This brief focuses on consumers’ understanding of health insurance costs and examines existing federal protections that seek to address barriers to understanding the cost of coverage and care, such as price transparency, self-service price estimator tools, and simplifying cost-sharing designs.
The Trump administration’s healthcare policy changes from the gutting of medical research grants to changes on the CDC vaccine board were the focus of the discussion on the latest episode of the Debunked Podcast with MedCity News Editor-in-Chief Arundhati Parmar and Samir Batra, managing partner of Health Innovation Pitch. The post Debunked Episode 17: Is…