Despite the Affordable Care Act (ACA) open enrollment period ending on December 15, some consumers may still be eligible to enroll in a health plan for 2018. Most residents...
A Florida woman’s life was thrown into turmoil after she was hospitalized and received a massive bill that she couldn’t pay. According to Bloomberg: [Angelia] Fowler had been sick...
In a recent Medium column, Consumers for Quality Care board member Donna Christensen discusses the potential dismantling of Massachusetts’ health care system. The Commonwealth, once a national leader on...
Photo by Heidi de Marco/KHN Recently, UnitedHealthcare has come under fire for rolling back coverage of Truvada, a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication. When used correctly, the drug has at...
Cara Pressman, a 15-year-old with epilepsy, has some tough words for her insurance company after it denied her coverage of a minimally invasive brain surgery. One day when Cara...
The latest installment of Vox’s series on hospital billing and prices examines the monopoly powers of emergency rooms and how consumers are hurt by facility fees. Nearly all emergency...
A new Pro Publica report examines how unnecessary procedures and overtreatment are contributing to skyrocketing costs of care. Some doctors and hospitals are performing redundant or unnecessary tests, scans,...
Consumers for Quality Care board member and former Congresswoman Donna Christensen recently made a number of appearances to inform consumers on how to choose the best plan during open...
The federal government has allowed Iowa to rollback its retroactive eligibility benefit, making it the fourth state to do so, Kaiser Health News reports. The benefit, which has been...
California’s managed care regulator has fined Anthem $5 million, alleging “systemic violations and a long history of flouting the law in regard to consumer complaints,” the Los Angeles Times...