First came the “edible billboard,” which appeared last year during the holidays in New York’s East Village loaded with cake treats. Then, in late January, came the national marketing campaign, with TV and digital media promoting the ... [Continue Reading]
Medical Bills Can Shatter Lives. North Carolina May Act to ‘De-Weaponize’ That Debt.
RALEIGH, N.C. — When Erin Williams-Reavis faced a $3,500 surgery bill, the hospital offered to let her pay in $300 monthly installments. It was too much, said Williams-Reavis, 44, who lives in Greensboro, about an hour west of the state capital. Her ... [Continue Reading]
Preventive Care May Be Free, but Follow-Up Diagnostic Tests Can Bring Big Bills
When Cynthia Johnson learned she would owe $200 out-of-pocket for a diagnostic mammogram in Houston, she almost put off getting the test that told her she had breast cancer. “I thought, ‘I really don’t have this to ... [Continue Reading]
Patients Seek Mental Health Care From Their Doctor But Find Health Plans Standing in the Way
When a longtime patient visited Dr. William Sawyer’s office after recovering from covid, the conversation quickly turned from the coronavirus to anxiety and ADHD. Sawyer — who has run a family medicine practice in the ... [Continue Reading]
California quiere producir su propia insulina para bajar su alto costo, ¿lo conseguirá?
SACRAMENTO — California quiere lograr lo que ningún otro estado ha conseguido: producir su propia marca de insulina genérica para venderla a precios reducidos a personas con diabetes como Sabrina Caudillo. ... [Continue Reading]
They Thought They Were Buying Obamacare Plans. What They Got Wasn’t Insurance.
Tina Passione needed health insurance in a hurry in December. The newly retired 63-year-old was relocating to suburban Atlanta with her husband to be closer to grandchildren. Their house in Pittsburgh flew off the market, and they had six weeks to ... [Continue Reading]
California Wants to Slash Insulin Prices by Becoming a Drugmaker. Can it Succeed?
SACRAMENTO — California is diving into the prescription drug business, attempting to achieve what no other state has done: produce its own brand of generic insulin and sell it at below-market prices to people with diabetes like Sabrina Caudillo. ... [Continue Reading]
AARP’s Billion-Dollar Bounty
In September, AARP, the giant organization for older Americans, agreed to promote a burgeoning chain of medical clinics called Oak Street Health, which has opened more than 100 primary care outlets in nearly two dozen states. The ... [Continue Reading]
Fallas informáticas y errores humanos en la cobertura de seguros siguen siendo un dolor de cabeza para los californianos
Desde que California amplió la cobertura de salud bajo la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA), un gran número de personas se ha inscrito por error en Covered California, el programa estatal para quienes compran su propio seguro, o ... [Continue Reading]