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Nearly 7 in 10 Americans Say Insurance Industry Is to Blame in UHC CEO Killing
In a new poll, 69 percent of respondents put a “great deal or moderate amount” of blame on healthcare coverage denials.
It’s Not Just Denied Claims. Insurance Firms Are Hiring Middlemen to Deny Meds.
Lawmakers are looking to break up massive health care conglomerates that manage nearly 80 percent of prescriptions.
Top 5 US Health Insurers’ Annual Profits Jumped 230 Percent Since ACA’s Passage
The lion’s share goes to UnitedHealth Group, which reportedly denies nearly 1 in 3 medical claims from policy holders.
Behind UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Is a Larger System of Corporate Rule
The violence of for-profit health care’s megastructure can only be overcome through collective resistance campaigns.
Murder of UnitedHealth CEO Reveals Widespread Anger at Health Insurance Industry
New York prosecutors have charged a suspect with murder for the slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Millions Are at Immediate Risk of Losing Coverage If Trump Cuts Medicaid Funding
Nine states have trigger laws that would swiftly end their Medicaid expansions if federal funding falls.
UnitedHealth Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Patients’ Treatment at Risk
Deemed illegal in three states, similar practices persist due to a patchwork of regulation.
The 2024 Election Could Have Massive Impacts on Medicaid Coverage
Project 2025 and other right wing plans seek major cuts to Medicaid, which insures 1 in 5 Americans.
Court Challenge Could Get in the Way of “Dreamers” Enrolling in ACA Plans
Nineteen states aim to stall a rule to allow recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to enroll.
Medicare Advantage Insurers Are Dropping Plans and Slashing Benefits
Medicare Advantage plan beneficiaries are essentially being penalized for using the health care that they pay for.