What the Federal ‘No Surprises Act’ Means in California
WEBJan 26, 2022 · The No Surprises Act covers all privately insured people in employer-sponsored and individual/family health plans. Medicare and Medicaid already protect their enrollees against nasty billing surprises. The new federal law, which is largely in sync with California’s, bans balance billing for nonemergency care by out-of-network providers at in ...
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WEBUS Uninsured Rate Was Stable in 2023, Even as States’ Medicaid Purge Began. By Phil Galewitz September 10, 2024. About 8% of Americans lacked health insurance in 2023, the Census Bureau announced. But its report doesn’t capture the effect of states winnowing their Medicaid rolls by millions of people since the pandemic emergency ended.
Trump Is Wrong in Claiming Full Credit for Lowering Insulin Prices
WEBJul 18, 2024 · Trump again claimed sole credit for lowering insulin prices during the June 27 presidential debate in Atlanta. After Biden touted the $35 monthly out-of-pocket cap for Medicare patients mandated by the Inflation Reduction Act, Trump responded: “I’m the one that got the insulin down for the seniors. I took care of the seniors.”.
Bay Area Cities Go to War Over Gas Stoves in Homes and …
WEBBy Miranda Green February 16, 2021. San Francisco restaurant owners are ready to boil over because of a city ban on natural gas stoves in new buildings set to take effect in June. While environmentalists say gas appliances spew greenhouse gases and exacerbate asthma, restaurant owners and chefs say you can’t cook food properly with electricity.
What Older Americans Need to Know About Taking Paxlovid
WEBJan 18, 2023 · In patients 65 and older, most of whom had been vaccinated or previously had covid, hospitalizations were reduced by 73% and deaths by 79%. Still, several factors have obstructed Paxlovid’s use among older adults, including doctors’ concerns about drug interactions and patients’ concerns about possible “rebound” infections and side ...
How To Find Medical Care If You’re Uninsured
WEBApr 7, 2015 · About 5 million Californians have new health coverage as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), both through the Covered California health insurance exchange and the expansion of Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program for low-income residents. But millions of others remain uninsured – by circumstance or by choice. Up to half of California’s uninsured population […]
Taxed By Obamacare Tax Forms? Here’s Help.
WEBFeb 26, 2016 · Here’s Help. Millions of Californians will receive Obamacare-related tax forms this year for the first time — if they haven’t already — including some 13 million who had Medi-Cal coverage in 2015. These forms, called 1095s, will help you prove to the Tax Man you had health insurance last year and don’t owe the Obamacare tax penalty ...
New California Law Makes It Easier to Get Care for Mental Health …
WEBFeb 11, 2021 · The measure, which took effect Jan. 1, removes loopholes that made it easy for insurers to use arcane company guidelines to avoid paying for care. Patients now have an easier way to challenge those denials.
New California Law Offers Fresh Protection From Steep Ambulance …
WEBNov 6, 2023 · Under California’s new law, patients can expect to save an average of nearly $1,100 per emergency ambulance ride and over $800 per nonemergency ride in the first year, according to a legislative analysis conducted earlier this year. Health plans will be required to pay ambulance operators the rates set by county authorities, which the study ...
Billions in Public Money Aimed at Curing Homelessness and …
WEBSep 7, 2021 · California is embarking on a five-year experiment to infuse its health insurance program for low-income people with billions of dollars in nonmedical services spanning housing, food delivery and addiction care. Gov. Gavin Newsom said the goal is to improve care for the program’s sickest and costliest members and save money, but will it …