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A podcast listener who works in the health insurance industry says that when you鈥檙e trying to untangle a problem with your health insurance company ask the representative on the phone to slow down. And if need be, don鈥檛 hesitate to ask to speak with a supervisor.
House Democrats unveiled legislation that would effectively double what the federal government has spent on relief for the COVID-19 pandemic, but Republicans say they want to wait before even talking about another bill. Meanwhile, a key Republican senator called the GOP court case challenging the Affordable Care Act 鈥渇limsy.鈥 Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call and Joanne Kenen of Politico join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss this and more.
In the first quarter of 2020, half the country鈥檚 economic devastation happened in the health care sector. Much of the slowdown came after hospitals postponed elective surgeries and as Americans skipped routine doctor鈥檚 office visits.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
California legislators resume their work Monday after more than a month off. While the coronavirus pandemic has shifted the state鈥檚 priorities, many lawmakers say they still intend to push non-COVID health care bills to tax soda, ban vape flavors and more.
The Supreme Court this week, in an 8-1 decision, ruled that insurers are due the roughly $12 billion that Congress several years ago tried to cut off in payments under the Affordable Care Act鈥檚 鈥渞isk corridors鈥 provision. And while the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage in many places around the country, states are starting to reopen their economies at the urging of President Donald Trump and over objections of public health officials. Caitlin Owens of Axios and Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHN鈥檚 Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, who wrote the latest KHN-NPR 鈥淏ill of the Month鈥 installment about COVID testing that should have been free but was not.
The volunteer medical providers at the Tree of Life Free Clinic in Tupelo, Mississippi, give crucial health care to the uninsured in the best of times, drawing crowds who line up for hours. Amid the current COVID pandemic, clinic staffers were advised to close. Instead, they chose to adapt 鈥 even without critical N95 masks to protect themselves 鈥 as the economic crisis intensifies the need for free care.
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act requires private insurers to pay for certain services related to coronavirus testing at no cost to the patient. But gaps in the protections expose patients to unexpected medical bills.
Her doctor worried she had COVID-19 but couldn鈥檛 test her for it until she ruled out other things. That test cost a bundle.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked lawmakers to pare down their legislative wish lists and focus on the state鈥檚 coronavirus response. But state Sen. Jim Beall plans to forge ahead with his mental health care proposals, including a measure to create a state mental health parity requirement.
With most nonemergency procedures shelved for now, many health insurers are expected to see profits in the near term, but the longer view of how the coronavirus will affect them is far more complicated and could well impact what people pay for coverage next year.
This week on 鈥淎n Arm and a Leg,鈥 a front-line physician wonders if the health care industry鈥檚 drive for 鈥渆fficiency鈥 has robbed the system of surge capacity, leaving the nation underprepared to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Politicians pledged to stop providers from charging for video appointments or telephone calls, but some patients are being charged $70 or $80 per virtual visit.
Illinois is moving thousands of children into its Medicaid managed-care program. Proponents say the approach can cut costs while increasing access to care. But after a phase-one rollout of the new health plans caused thousands to temporarily lose coverage, some question whether it鈥檚 the right move.
Many Americans order drugs from Canada and other countries because they are cheaper, but U.S. authorities appear to be cracking down on the practice.
鈥淎n Arm and a Leg鈥 is back sharing stories about the ways COVID-19 intersects with the cost of health care. To tackle a listener鈥檚 question about health coverage, Dan Weissmann spoke with one of the country鈥檚 top insurance nerds.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
The proposal being weighed by federal officials would allow employers and insurers to decide that drug companies鈥 assistance doesn鈥檛 count toward their members鈥 deductible or out-of-pocket maximum spending limits. If plans opted for that approach, only payments made by patients themselves would be included in the calculation toward reaching those limits.
Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
In the first round of emergency relief, some states will get more than $300,000 per COVID-19 patient, while hard-hit New York gets just $12,000 per patient.
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