Layers of Subcontracted Services Confuse and Frustrate Medi-Cal Patients
Theresa Grant, a resident of Culver City, California, has endured debilitating pain for the past year from a mysterious bulge protruding fro...Read More
NICU Bill Installment Plan: That’ll Be $45,843 a Month for 12 Months, Please
Close to midnight on Nov. 12, 2020, Bisi Bennett was sitting on the couch in her pajamas and feeling uncomfortable. She was about seven mont...Read More
Crash Course: Injured Patients Who Sign ‘Letters of Protection’ May Face Huge Medical Bills and Risks
Jean Louis-Charles couldn’t afford spine surgery to ease nagging neck and back pain after a car crash. So he signed a document, promising to...Read More
Covered California’s Insurance Deals Range From ‘No-Brainer’ to Sticker Shock
If you purchase your own health insurance, it’s time to choose your coverage for 2022. If you buy it through Covered California, the chances...Read More
‘An Arm and a Leg’: She Fights Health Insurers for Fun — And Wins
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Click here for a transcript of the episode. Health insurance is like some medieval horr...Read More
Post-Pandemic, What’s a Phone Call From Your Physician Worth?
Maybe this has happened to you recently: Your doctor telephoned to check in with you, chatting for 11 to 20 minutes, perhaps answering a que...Read More
A Tale of Two Medicaid Expansions: Oklahoma Jumps In, While Missouri Lags
Temp worker James Dickerson applied for Medicaid because it will be cheaper than his current health plan. Home health aide Sharon Coleman lo...Read More
‘An Arm and a Leg’: How to Avoid the Worst Health Insurance
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Click here for a transcript of the episode. This episode kicks off with a wild ride: Ho...Read More
‘An Arm and a Leg’: The Insurance Warrior’s Battle Plan
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Click here for a transcript of the episode. Matthew Lientz was an engineer for Boeing f...Read More
Stranded by the Pandemic, He Had Only Travel Insurance. It Left Him With a $38,000 Bill.
Duy Hoa Tran, a retired Vietnamese schoolteacher, arrived in Los Angeles in February 2020 to visit his daughter and 2-month-old grandson. Tw...Read More
Tu gasto de bolsillo en atención médica no debe ser un misterio
Si alguna vez has tenido una enfermedad grave o has cuidado a alguien que la padece, sabes lo rápido que pueden acumularse las facturas médi...Read More
Patients Get Stranded Out of Network as Insurer-Hospital Contract Talks Fall Apart
In September, when Shelly Azzopardi went to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital with abdominal pain, she didn’t worry about her insurance. Doctors...Read More
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