Samantha Liss

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Lost Medicaid Health Coverage? Here’s What You Need to Know

KFF Health News Original

Patient advocates are tackling the “overwhelming task” of connecting people with health insurance as millions lose coverage due to the end of pandemic protections on Medicaid eligibility.

Patients Squeezed in Fight Over Who Gets to Bill for Pricey Infusion Drugs

KFF Health News Original

To drive down costs, insurers are bypassing hospital system pharmacies and delivering high-priced infusion drugs, including some used in chemotherapy, via third-party pharmacies. Smarting from losing out on billing for those drugs, hospitals and clinics are trying to convince states to limit this practice, known as “white bagging.”