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Union With Labor Dispute of Its Own Threatened To Cut Off Workers鈥 Health Benefits
The National Education Association, the nation鈥檚 largest union, told striking workers that their health coverage would be cut off Aug. 1 absent a deal on a new contract. Tensions have mounted after staff disrupted the union鈥檚 convention, at which President Joe Biden had been scheduled to speak.
Readers and Tweeters Diagnose Greed and Chronic Pain Within US Health Care System
KHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
Centene, Under Siege in America, Moved Into Britain鈥檚 National Health Service
A nine-minute public hearing gave the U.S. insurance giant a foothold in Britain鈥檚 prized National Health Service. One doctor called it 鈥減rivatization of NHS by stealth.鈥 And critics worry that business efficiencies will degrade the quality of care.
Readers and Tweeters Chime In on Disability Rights and Drug Discounts
KHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
Readers and Tweeters Decry Medical Billing Errors, Price-Gouging, and Barriers to Benefits
KHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
A Billing Expert Saved Big After Finding an Incorrect Charge in Her Husband鈥檚 ER Bill
A medical billing specialist investigated her husband鈥檚 ER bill. Her sleuthing took over a year but knocked thousands of dollars off the hospital鈥檚 charges 鈥 and provides a playbook for other consumers.
鈥楽o Rudderless鈥: A Couple鈥檚 Quest for Autism Treatment for Their Son Hits Repeated Obstacles
Amparo and Victor Rios began searching for answers about their son鈥檚 development when he didn鈥檛 hit some milestones after turning 2. Three years later, they are still trying to get their insurance to pay for expensive therapy to help him.
Medicare Surprise: Drug Plan Prices Touted During Open Enrollment Can Rise Within a Month
Even the savviest Medicare drug plan shoppers can get a shock when they fill prescriptions: That great deal on medications is no bargain after prices go up.
ACA Sign-Ups for Low-Income People Roll Out Amid Brokers鈥 Concerns About Losing Their Cut
The Biden administration unveiled a new special enrollment option aimed at signing up low-income Americans for Affordable Care Act coverage 鈥 even if it is outside of the usual annual open enrollment period. But insurers are cutting broker commissions at the same time.
5 Things You Should Know About 鈥楩ree鈥 At-Home Covid Tests
Telling insurance companies to pay for rapid covid-19 tests is just the latest covid-related cost the federal government expects them to bear. But who really ends up paying for it?
Cinco cosas que deber铆as saber sobre las pruebas caseras “gratis” para covid
Los estadounidenses siguen escuchando que es importante hacerse pruebas caseras para covid con frecuencia. El problema es encontrar tests que sean lo suficientemente asequibles para poder comprarlos a menudo.
Patients Get Stranded Out of Network as Insurer-Hospital Contract Talks Fall Apart
As hospital systems and insurers adjust to the pandemic, their contract negotiations grow increasingly fraught. Contracts for in-network care are ending without a new deal, leaving patients suddenly with out-of-network bills or scrambling to find new in-network providers.
La inscripci贸n de Medicare es temporada abierta para estafadores
Funcionarios federales dicen que est谩n aumentando las quejas de personas mayores enga帽adas para que compren p贸lizas sin su consentimiento, o atra铆das por informaci贸n cuestionable, que pueden no cubrir sus medicamentos ni incluir a sus m茅dicos.
KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat the Health?鈥: Why Health Care Is So Expensive, Chapter $22K
Congress is making slow progress toward completing its ambitious social spending bill, although its Thanksgiving deadline looks optimistic. Meanwhile, a new survey finds the average cost of an employer-provided family plan has risen to more than $22,000. That鈥檚 about the cost of a new Toyota Corolla. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Rebecca Love, a nurse academic and entrepreneur, about the impending crisis in nursing.
Medicare鈥檚 Open Enrollment Is Open Season for Scammers
Medicare officials say complaints are rising from seniors lured into private plans with misleading information or enrolled without their consent. In response, officials have threatened to penalize the private companies selling Medicare Advantage and drug plans if they or agents working on their behalf mislead consumers.
La catarata de informaci贸n sobre la inscripci贸n a Medicare no explica bien las opciones de Medigap
En parte porque las pol铆ticas sobre el acceso y los costos de Medigap cambian dependiendo del estado, o por la informaci贸n confusa, muchos beneficiarios no eligen lo que m谩s les conviene.
Medicare Enrollment Blitz Doesn鈥檛 Include Options to Move Into Medigap
TV ads and mailings targeting seniors tout Medicare Advantage plans this time of year, but millions choosing traditional Medicare make a costly and difficult decision about Medigap coverage, which gets much less attention.
New Health Plans Offer Twists on Existing Options, With a Dose of 鈥楤uyer Beware鈥
Fueled by consumer frustration with high premiums and deductibles, two new offerings promise a means for consumers to take control of their health care costs. But experts say they pose risks.
Has agregado a tus hijos a tu plan de salud. 驴Y tu mam谩?
Un proyecto de ley en California exigir铆a que los planes de salud regulados por el estado cubran a los padres dependientes de los asegurados. Seg煤n activistas, la medida reducir铆a el n煤mero de personas sin seguro; pero grupos empresariales advierten sobre el aumento de las primas.
You鈥檝e Added Your Kids to Your Health Plan. What About Mom?
A bill in the California legislature would require state-regulated health plans to cover policyholders鈥 dependent parents. Advocates say the measure would reduce the number of uninsured people, while business groups warn of premium increases.
