Influential health interests are maneuvering a potential $19.4 billion infusion into Medi-Cal, California\’s Medicaid program, while also seeking a 2024 election initiative to permanently block that funding, KFF Health News has learned. The Coalition to Protect Access to Care, which includes groups representing doctors, hospitals, insurance companies and clinics, is lobbying Governor Gavin Newsom and … Read more
The federal government is reconsidering a decision that breast cancer patients, plastic surgeons and members of Congress have protested would limit women\’s options for reconstructive surgery. On June 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plans to review how doctors are paid for a type of breast reconstruction known as a DIEP flap, in … Read more
Gift this item Share this article without paywall. In part one of this two-part series, we discussed the basics of understanding how to read the benefit/EOB explanation of insurance plans. Each payer has its own EOB. As we move on to part two, we will try to reconcile insurance EOB with health care provider expenses … Read more
At the height of the Covid pandemic, there were reports of hospital beds not being available for new patients seeking hospitalization and treatment. Imagine facing such a situation or some other unforeseen circumstance where you are forced to take care of yourself at home for your health condition. But do health insurance companies accept home … Read more