Consumers and advocates are speaking out against lapses in the nation’s mental health parity laws, which are supposed to ensure mental health and substance abuse coverage in health care....
Benjamin Hynden had been experiencing mild discomfort in his abdomen for a few weeks when he made an appointment to see his internist last fall. The doctor recommended that...
Three senators have demanded answers about price increases for a decades-old cancer drug. According to The Hill: The drug in question, lomustine, was introduced in 1976 to treat brain...
Legislation in Iowa to allow Affordable Care Act-exempt plans could leave consumers vulnerable. The bill would allow certain health plans to be exempt from the law’s mandates, Des Moines...
Photo by Heidi de Marco/KHN Next month, Medicare enrollees will receive a new Medicare card that will help prevent scams. According to Kaiser Health News: The new cards address...
The nation’s largest health insurer has announced a new ER policy that could have negative consequences for consumers. UnitedHealthcare will analyze claims submitted by hospitals to determine if the...
Photo by Heidi de Marco/KHN Two recent studies found that hospitals routinely inflate costs related to cancer care, sometimes charging upwards of five times more, MedScape reports. A study...
Photo by Heidi de Marco/KHN In a recent letter to eye surgeons, Anthem introduced a new anesthesia policy, writing that they do not find that, in most cases, an...
A recent Kaiser Health News article highlights an increasingly popular trend that is potentially harmful for consumers. In a new scheme designed to ensure hospitals are getting paid for...
Consumers for Quality Care hosted a telebriefing on Thursday, Feb. 22, with speakers from the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute and the DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority, who provided...