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
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<< 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 […]
