so unfortunately, but not surprisingly, this is not on the radar of many people who will be affected,” Hempstead said in an email. “State Medicaid agencies need to get advocates, providers, and plans to help
And remember, if you’re not pleased with the offer you receive, you can always try with another company or put the policy in force and work on improving the rating class through better control and lab results. If you’re in remission or have controlled symptoms for some time, you may ...
One of the first implemented tenets of the Affordable Care Act was to give insured Americans access to free preventive care. But more than four years after this policy began, many people are still unaware of these preventive health benefits or how to take advantage of...
Medicaid managed care plans cover the majority of Medicaid enrollees.2 So most Americans have experienced some form of healthcare rationing due to the managed care approach. Healthcare rationing in the United States isn’t as blatant as saying “No, you’re not allowed to have this healthcare...
So although the vast majority of Americans get their health insurance either from an employer or from a government-run program (Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, the VA, etc.), the headlines that you'll typically see don't tend to have anything to do with those plans. Instead, the headlines tend...
Many seniors turn to Medicaid, a needs-based public health insurance program for people that's funded by both the federal government and state governments. But since it's needs-based, you can only qualify if you have a low income and limited assets. In many states, you're onl...
However, a 40% coverage rate on those who previously did not have health care insurance is an unacceptable result. In school, if we receive less than a 60% on an exam we fail. So why are we allowing the government to pass when they've only been able to get a 40% passing rate five...
Medicare and its means-tested sibling,Medicaid, are the only forms of health coverage for millions of Americans today. They represent some of the most successful social insurance programs ever, serving tens of millions of people including older adults, younger beneficiaries with disabilities, and thos...
7 Younger people who receive long-term Social Security disability benefits also qualify for premium-free Part A. However, even when Medicare Part A is premium-free, most people will still have out-of-pocket expenses for copayments and coinsurance.8 People insured under Medicare still have to ...
Dr. Mehmet Oz seems to be drawing more enthusiasm from Senate Republicans to be administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services than Trump’s selection to run the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Several Republicans told POLITICO that Oz is “well ...