Private practice doctors aren't getting fairly paid

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/R0o0kqsIuB4

 

Sen. Whitehouse Bashes Republican Budget as Giveaway to Billionaires and big polluters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRdvLR7fe1Q

Health care uproar sparks new legislation in Congress

"We cannot trust insurers to do right by doctors and patients out of the kindness of their hearts," Torres said in a statement...

https://www.axios.com/2024/12/09/anthem-anesthesia-brian-thompson-ritchie-torres

Donald Trump says government or insurance would pay for IVF if elected

Wow! Think of all the millions of new fertilized eggs on the one hand, and the rhetoric from so-called pro-lifers that destroying them is murder, and letting them stay frozen makes them the "orphaned unborn". And then there is the state of Alabama calling all fertilized eggs "children". 

Will pro lifers stick with Trump or dump him? Will Catholic bishops and priests still tell the faithful they must vote republican? Grab your popcorn! This is going to get exciting. Especially with Donald saying we need ivf because America needs great children, and that is going to sound to a lot of people like promoting eugenics.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4854701-trump-would-have-government-insurance-pay-ivf-treatments/

Raskin presses insurers, PBMs on free contraception coverage | The Hill

In all 50 states, the Affordable Care Act guarantees coverage of women's preventive services, including free birth control and contraceptive counseling. There are 18 contraceptive methods approved by the Food and Drug Administration, but the law requires insurers to cover only one product per category. A 2023 staff report from Raskin's office found that many patients covered by five of the largest health insurers and four of the largest PBMs impose coverage exclusions and other restrictions on birth control products, contrary to the ACA…

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4667964-raskin-presses-insurers-pbms-on-free-contraception-coverage/

Health Insurance Claim Denied? See What Insurers Said Behind the Scenes — ProPublica

Learn how to request your health insurance claim file, which can include details about what your insurer is saying about you and your case...

https://www.propublica.org/article/find-out-why-health-insurance-claim-denied

In its anti-'Medicare for All' push, the health insurance industry pulls from an old playbook - The Conversation US

In the wake of the New Deal, the business community realized that appealing to widely shared American values could get the public to oppose measures that curbed corporate power.
https://theconversation.com/in-its-anti-medicare-for-all-push-the-health-insurance-industry-pulls-from-an-old-playbook-127966

Wake up AARP! Ralph Nader has a message for seniors: Medicare ‘Disadvantage’ is a corporate trap – Raw Story

While the Democratic presidential candidates are debating full Medicare for All, giant insurance companies like UnitedHealthcare are advertising to the elderly in an attempt to lure them from Traditional Medicare (TM) to the so-called Medicare Advantage (MA)—a corporate plan that UnitedHealthcare promotes to turn a profit at the expense of enrollees. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/11/wake-up-aarp-ralph-nader-has-a-message-for-seniors-medicare-disadvantage-is-a-corporate-trap/

We Asked Prosecutors if Health Insurance Companies Care About Fraud. They Laughed at Us - ProPublica

To protect their networks and bottom lines, health insurers don't aggressively pursue widespread fraud, making it easy for scammers. Then they pass the costs off to you.....
https://www.propublica.org/article/we-asked-prosecutors-if-health-insurance-companies-care-about-fraud-they-laughed-at-us

The economic cost of devastating hurricanes and other extreme weather events is even worse than we thought - The Conversation US

With hurricane season comes the usual efforts by insurance companies and government agencies to calculate the economic costs. An economist explains how they're doing it wrong.....
https://theconversation.com/the-economic-cost-of-devastating-hurricanes-and-other-extreme-weather-events-is-even-worse-than-we-thought-108315

Mental Health Treatment Denied to Customers by Giant Insurer’s Policies, Judge Rules - NYTimes

The unit of UnitedHealth Group was found to have abused its discretion under federal laws....
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/05/health/unitedhealth-mental-health-parity.html

Trump administration announces new Obamacare sabotage effort, withholding $10 billion from insurers - Daily Kos

Only a day after we learned that health insurers are flocking back into the Obamacare markets despite persistent efforts by the Republican administration to sabotage those markets, the administration responded with a new sabotage effort intended to damage those insurers good and hard. ...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1778902

Michael Cohen’s clients busted for staging accidents in scams ruled by Russian mob: report - Raw Story

Attorney Michael Cohen helped clients who allegedly ripped off insurance companies with staged and deliberate auto crashes, although he's never been accused of wrongdoing in the schemes. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/05/michael-cohens-clients-busted-staging-accidents-scams-ruled-russian-mob-report/

Tom Price walks back remarks on mandate repeal - POLITICO

Price told the World Health Care Congress on Tuesday that repealing the Obamacare mandate as part of the GOP's tax overhaul will harm insurance markets. ....
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/02/tom-price-mandate-repeal-comments-565619

How Marco Rubio's presidential posturing for 2016 could cost the government more than $20 billion

With Congress in the middle of a two-week recess, and having apparently given up on destroying Obamacare for the rest of the year, it's a good time to catch up on their previous efforts to destroy Obamacare. Let's focus on one: Sen. Marco Rubio's successful effort to defund the "risk corridor" provision, or the "slush fund" for insurers, as he liked to call it.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1753084

Insurance company will stop underwriting NRA-branded policies for gun owners as companies flee organization -- Raw Story

More than half a dozen U.S. companies have abruptly cut ties with the National Rifle Association as gun safety activists on Friday intensified calls for a boycott in the wake of last week's Florida high school massacre. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/02/corporate-partners-cut-cord-nra-ground-shifts-gun-debate/

The Wall Street Journal: Millions Bought Insurance to Cover Retirement Health Costs. Now They Face an Awful Choice

Long-term-care insurance was supposed to help pay for nursing homes, assisted living and personal aides. Now, though, the industry is in financial turmoil, causing misery for many of the 7.3 million people who own a long-term-care policy.....
https://www.wsj.com/articles/millions-bought-insurance-to-cover-retirement-health-costs-now-they-face-an-awful-choice-1516206708

Nearly 60 percent of top health insurers' revenue comes from Medicare and Medicaid -- CNBC

An analysis suggests that insurers that benefit from selling health coverage funded by governments could be required to sell Obamacare plans. ....
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/04/most-of-top-insurers-revenue-comes-from-medicare-medicaid.html

Trump says insurers made fortune off Obamacare. They didn't. | PolitiFact

As two dozen senators attempt to carve out a short-term compromise on the Affordable Care Act, President Donald Trump is sending mixed signals. At the heart of the deal are payments to insurance companies that sell certain policies on the Obamacare exchanges.....
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/oct/23/donald-trump/trump-says-insurers-made-fortune-obamacare-they-di/

Schumer Pleads With Trump And McConnell To Stop Blocking O'Care Fix -- TPM

The bipartisan bill to stabilize the individual health insurance market, restore subsidies to insurers to cover low-income patients, restore funding for enrollment outreach, and give states more regulatory flexibility would pass the Senate with a filibuster-proof supermajority—if GOP leadership allows a vote. ....
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/schumer-mcconnell-alexander-murray