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Record Fines Might Mean California Is Finally Serious About Improving Medi-Cal

By Bernard J. Wolfson April 4, 2022 KFF Health News Original

California regulators issued record fines against L.A. Care, the state’s largest Medi-Cal managed-care plan, for providing inadequate care to its enrollees. But whether the penalties are a sign that the state will make a more forceful effort to improve Medi-Cal’s overall quality of care remains to be seen.

Multas récord podrían significar que California finalmente se toma en serio la mejora de Medi-Cal

By Bernard J. Wolfson April 4, 2022 KFF Health News Original

El estado impuso una multa de $55 millones a L.A. Care por múltiples violaciones en sus procesos de asistencia médica.

‘An Arm And A Leg’: Journalist Learns The Hard Way That CPAP Compliance Pays

By Dan Weissmann July 17, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Check the fine print. When you get a prescription for expensive medical equipment, you may need to follow the doctor’s orders — to the letter — to get your health insurance company to pay up.

I’m A CPAP Dropout: Why Many Lose Sleep Over Apnea Treatment

By Victoria Knight July 17, 2019 KFF Health News Original

An estimated 18 million American adults have sleep apnea. The go-to treatment — a CPAP machine — offers a healthy restful night’s sleep, but many people struggle to use it. As many as 50% of patients stop using the device.

A Black Eye For Blue Shield: Consumers Lash Out Over Coverage Lapses

By Chad Terhune August 23, 2018 KFF Health News Original

California’s third-largest insurer faces anger from customers in the individual market who unexpectedly lost their insurance despite paying premiums faithfully. In its recently filed lawsuit, the company blamed a contractor for “egregious” billing problems.

Clients Save, Insurers Get Boost From Affordable Care Act

By Robert Calandra, The Philadelphia Inquirer April 8, 2014 KFF Health News Original

As enrollment continues for some, insurers like Independence Blue Cross in Pennsylvania are busy trying to show new customers how to use their policies.

Why Some Virginia Health Plans Cost So Much

By Julie Appleby October 13, 2013 KFF Health News Original

How states resolve questions over whether to mandate coverage of specialized treatments, such as gastric bypass surgery, can have a big impact on premiums.

Table and Map: Government-Backed Loans To Health Care Businesses

May 26, 2010 Page

<< Go Back: “Experts Worry: Could Government Loans To Doctors Raise Health Costs?” Here is a state-by-state breakdown of Small Business Administration-backed loans under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the stimulus program, to health care-related businesses from February 2009 to April 2010. View Government-Backed Loans To Health Care Businesses in a larger […]

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