Holiday Spices – How to Use Them and Their Health Benefits
‘Tis the season for snow, comfort foods and family gatherings! I don’t know about you, but this time of year is one of my favorites. It’s the second month in a row where you are presented with yummy food and…
‘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 dental work. But Susan Rice of Atlanta should have been the exception: She was hit by a speeding…
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, one of the world’s largest employers. A Centene subsidiary, Operose Health, took over nearly three dozen medical…
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 son’s or daughter’s dream school will charge for health coverage? You might be in for a shock. Hawley Montgomery-Downs…
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 residents. In recent years, supporters of expansion have found success with another strategy: letting voters decide. Since 2017, Medicaid expansion has passed in…
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 require full names. Coming Full Circle on Protections for Those With Disabilities As a retired special education teacher, I’m…
my top ten healthy holiday gifts
Holidays are a perfect time of year to spoil your friends and family, and perhaps buy them a gift that they would never buy for themselves. Perhaps they would just not think about it, or maybe they would prefer not…
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 treated by a podiatry practice whose owner had been indicted for fraud. Medicare had paid the Blue Cross…
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 to hear Miller on “The Georgia Health Report“ Read “Path Cleared for Georgia to Launch Work Requirements for Medicaid”…
‘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 terminology has racked up more than a million views. Host Dan Weissmann spoke with Brian David Gilbert, the…
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