Patients who need cholesterol drugs are having a very difficult time getting them. The Wall Street Journal reports: Some doctors believe PCSK9 inhibitors could be a lifesaving solution for...
Photo by Heidi de Marco A prominent consumer advocacy organization in Connecticut elected to skip public health insurance rate request hearings hosted by the state Insurance Department. The Universal...
Minneapolis’ City Pages recently reported one woman’s battle to get her medication covered by her insurer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota. The experience, she says, leaves her furious....
Photo by Heidi de Marco An Alaska woman is battling her insurance company to receive a life-saving surgery, the Alaska Dispatch News details. Barbara Ross, who supports a family...
Georgia’s Insurance Department announced it would monitor a new Blue Cross Blue Shield policy that seeks to limit coverage for certain types of emergency room visits. According to Georgia...
For consumers, there seems to be an ever-expanding list of negative headlines. Consumers have seen big premium increases on the ACA exchanges. Networks have narrowed leaving families and individuals...
Photo by Heidi de Marco/KHN The Boston Globe recently reported on a growing trend of insurance companies refusing to cover mental health programs. Wilderness Therapy, a form of behavioral therapy,...
A new report from CNN highlights a young man’s story of being denied a life-saving medicine by his insurance company. He filed a lawsuit in 2015 and the suit’s...
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield sent letters to customers in three states that warned some emergency room visits wouldn’t be covered. In Georgia, Missouri, and Kentucky, plans will no...
A recent investigative article from the New Jersey Star-Ledger details one woman’s struggle with a growing trend: unexpected, out-of-network hospital billings. Margo Anderson of New Jersey had a medical...