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After Bitter Closure, Rural Texas Hospital Defies The Norm And Reopens

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The 25-bed hospital in Crockett, Texas, abruptly closed its doors in 2017, joining the ranks of nearly 100 rural hospitals that have shut down in the past decade. But the community kept the faith and several doctors reopened the facility this year.

Coverage Denied: Medicaid Patients Suffer As Layers Of Private Companies Profit

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Managed-care plans, which reap billions in taxpayer dollars to coordinate care for low-income Americans on Medicaid, outsource crucial treatment decisions to subcontractors that aren鈥檛 directly accountable to the government. In California, health officials say one firm improperly withheld or delayed care for hundreds of people.

Blue Shield鈥檚 Trims To Out-Of-State Coverage Give Some Californians The Blues

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To keep costs down, Blue Shield of California next year will scale back on a program allowing members to receive a wide range of care beyond the state鈥檚 borders. Customers with individual plans mostly won鈥檛 be able to get coverage out of state except for emergencies or other exceptional circumstances. 聽

Pol茅mica por decisi贸n de cortar programa SilverSneakers para adultos mayores

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La interrupci贸n del programa de ejercicios es el resultado de una acci贸n de UnitedHealthcare, la compa帽铆a de seguros de salud m谩s grande de la naci贸n.

Seniors Steamed Over Cuts To SilverSneakers Fitness Program

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UnitedHealthcare has put the skids on offering SilverSneakers, the nation鈥檚 fitness program for seniors, as part of its benefit packages. A look at why and some alternatives.

Planes privados de Medicaid reciben millones, pero… 驴qui茅n supervisa el negocio?

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Las aseguradoras contratistas de Medicaid, que ofrecen servicios llamados de atenci贸n administrada, est谩n en el banquillo: expertos cuestionan los servicios que ofrecen.

As Billions In Tax Dollars Flow To Private Medicaid Plans, Who鈥檚 Minding The Store?

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Insurance companies profit from government contracts but are subject to little oversight of how they spend the money or care for patients. The expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act has only exacerbated the problem.