‘An Arm and a Leg’: Getting Insurance to Pay for Oral Surgery Is Like Pulling Teeth
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Click here for a transcript of the episode. Health coverage generally does not cover de...Read More
Centene, Under Siege in America, Moved Into Britain’s National Health Service
LONDON — In the final days of 2020, the U.S. health insurer Centene made a swift incursion into Britain’s prized National Health Service, on...Read More
After Tuition, Books, and Room and Board, Colleges’ Rising Health Fees Hit a Nerve
You’ve compared tuition. Reviewed on-campus housing costs. Even digested student meal plan prices. But have you thought about how much your...Read More
Why Medicaid Expansion Ballots May Hit a Dead End After a Fleeting Victory in South Dakota
Republican-led legislatures have repeatedly thwarted Medicaid expansion in a dozen conservative states, despite high numbers of uninsured re...Read More
Readers and Tweeters Chime In on Disability Rights and Drug Discounts
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and req...Read More
How Medicare Advantage Plans Dodged Auditors and Overcharged Taxpayers by Millions
In April 2016, government auditors asked a Blue Cross Medicare Advantage health plan in Minnesota to turn over medical records of patients t...Read More
Journalists Explain Medicaid Work Requirements and Hospital Price Transparency
KHN senior editor Andy Miller discussed Georgia’s Medicaid work requirements on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on Dec. 5. Click here t...Read More
‘An Arm and a Leg’: He Made a Video About Health Insurance Terminology That Went Viral
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Click here for a transcript of the episode. A 30-minute video about health insurance te...Read More
Paxlovid Has Been Free So Far. Next Year, Sticker Shock Awaits.
Nearly 6 million Americans have taken Paxlovid for free, courtesy of the federal government. The Pfizer pill has helped prevent many people ...Read More
Employers Use Patient Assistance Programs to Offset Their Own Costs
Anna Sutton was shocked when she received a letter from her husband’s job-based health plan stating that Humira, an expensive drug used to t...Read More
Journalists Discuss Medicaid Rules, Opioid Settlement Funds, and the Public Health Workforce
KHN correspondent Sam Whitehead discussed Georgia’s push for Medicaid work requirements on WABE’s “All Things Considered” on Nov. 28. Clic...Read More
The Disability Tax: Medical Bills Remain Inaccessible for Many Blind Americans
Listen to this story : ( If you can’t see the audio player, click here to listen on SoundCloud . ) A Missouri man who is deaf and blind sa...Read More
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