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For-Profit US Health Care System Still Ranks Last Among Peers on Key Metrics
People in the US “live the shortest lives and have the most avoidable deaths,” a new analysis concludes.
COVID Vaccines May Cost $200 for Uninsured People Due to Federal Funding Cuts
The cost of the latest version of the vaccine may no longer be covered for roughly 25 million Americans.
After Industry Uproar, Feds Killed Plan to Curb Medicare Advantage Overbilling
The issue is at the center of a DOJ civil fraud case against UnitedHealth Group pending in federal court.
Biden Administration’s New Rule Aims to Thwart Rogue ACA Sign-Ups
The changes are effective immediately, an unusually rapid move that may reflect the urgency of the problem.
Project 2025 Takes Aim at Medicare and Medicaid
The plan instead pushes Medicare Advantage, which turns tax dollars into profits for private health insurers.
US Health Care Spending Expected to Outpace Economic Growth Over Next Decade
Studies repeatedly show that Medicare for All would save countless lives and hundreds of billions of dollars a year.
New Biden Rule Would Ban Medical Debt From Credit Reports
However, critics point out that the new rule fails to address the root of the issue: access to affordable health care.
Low-Income Consumers Were Targeted in ACA Plan-Switching Scheme, Lawsuit Alleges
Insurance call centers enrolled people in Affordable Care Act plans or switched their existing coverage without consent.
Nearly 1 in 4 Adults Kicked Off Medicaid Are Now Uninsured, Survey Finds
Medicaid “unwinding” is causing a massive drop in insurance coverage and health care access.
Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirements Cost Taxpayers $26M Despite Low Enrollment
Only about 3,500 people have signed up, whereas expanding Medicaid could see over 359,000 uninsured people get coverage.