From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? While there are some state and federal efforts to expand insurance coverage for these drugs in public programs like Medicaid and Medicare, some local private insurers like Independence Blue Cross are restricting coverage. IBX, the largest insurer in…
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Anger over health insurance companies has been in the spotlight after Thompson was fatally shot Dec. 4 in New York City. Luigi Mangione, a 26- year-old, was arrested last week in Pennsylvania and faces charges in Thompson's killing. Spencer Kimball, the executive director of Emerson College Polling, said 22 percent of Democrats said they found the killing…
Andrea Deutsch, the mayor of Narberth, Pennsylvania, and the owner of a pet store in town, doesn't get health care coverage through either of her jobs. The 57- year-old, who is diabetic, pays $638.38 per month for health care coverage— about half of the $1,272.38 she'd owe without the enhanced federal subsidies Congress and the Biden administration put in place in…
The federal government says that a former subsidiary of Independent Health defrauded Medicare by submitting inaccurate patient health data that generated millions of dollars in inflated reimbursements. The settlement with Amherst- based Independent Health, now-defunct affiliate company DxID and DxID’ s former CEO Betsy Gaffney caps off a 12- year…
Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was arraigned in a New York court Thursday after being extradited from Pennsylvania, and charged with murder, two stalking charges and a firearms offense. A handcuffed Mangione was led into custody by a massive escort, including heavily armed police and Mayor Eric Adams.
Arkansas lawmakers on Thursday rejected a proposed rule that would have allowed pharmacists to be paid a dispensing fee by drug middlemen who reimburse them for prescription costs. Members of the Administrative Rules subcommittee of the Arkansas Legislative Council spent about two hours questioning the Insurance Department's legal counsel about the…
Because the United States still doesn't have a national health care system that guarantees everyone adequate medical attention. On Dec. 4, a gunman murdered Brian Thompson, UnitedHealthcare's 50- year-old CEO. And Andrew Witty, CEO of the overall UnitedHealth operation, collected $23.5 million, making him the nation's highest-paid health insurance CEO.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported that a record 16.6 million consumers signed up for for health insurance coverage for plan year 2025 and will receive up to a full year of coverage beginning Jan. 1.
Editor’ s Note: This article was written with the support of a journalism fellowship from The Gerontological Society of America, The Journalists Network on Generations and The Silver Century Foundation. The company also had a contract dispute with UNC Health earlier in 2024, WRAL reported. So, to be sure, she switched to a new Medicare Advantage plan, this time…
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa.– Ashlyn Adami wore a green plumber's cap to the doorstep of Luigi Mangione's court hearing Thursday in Hollidaysburg, identical to the hat worn by the Super Mario Brother with the same first name. The South Bend, Indiana, woman and her husband, Ethan, said they drove for eight hours because Mangione's case is shedding light on the ruthless reality…
Tufts Health Direct, one of the most affordable health insurance plans offered through the state’ s marketplace, is ending in-network coverage for UMass Memorial Health and Boston Children’ s Hospital, resulting in thousands of individuals and families scrambling to find new providers or insurance plans entirely. Approximately 17,000 patients at UMass…
Your local hospital is feeling the pain of financial stress due to health insurers' policies at a precarious time, according to speakers at a Connecticut Hospital Association event on Wednesday. The mean hospital operating margin for Connecticut remained negative for the second straight year in fiscal 2023 at -0.5%, compared to a margin of 2.2% for the…
HOLLIDAYSBURG— The Blair County chapter in the Luigi Mangione saga has ended, at least for now, while the alleged killer of a health insurance executive faces both state and federal charges in New York. Jones scheduled a preliminary arraignment for Jan. 25, though there have been reports any Pennsylvania charges will be pursued after Mangione's New York case is…
Wegovy sells for a list price– or price before discounts– of $1,349 per month in the U.S. The same drug lists for $265 in Canada and less than half of that in the U.K. These dramatic differences illustrate a larger issue: The list price of patented drugs in the U.S. are far higher than in other rich countries. Bernie Sanders spoke for many Americans when he said the high…
NEW YORK- The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson was charged with federal murder and stalking crimes in a Manhattan courtroom on Thursday, alongside state murder and terrorism charges previously announced by New York prosecutors. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have charged Luigi Mangione, 26, with the federal crime of…
During the Presidential campaign of 2016, on a stage in Iowa, then candidate-Trump, speaking of his devoted following, stated "I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose voters," per numerous sources. Two weeks ago, in the middle of 5th Avenue, a guy actually shot and killed a 50- year-old health insurance CEO- United Healthcare's…
The report was published late last week on the State Department of Social Services’ website. Connecticut currently uses what’ s known as a managed fee-for-service model for its Medicaid program, where the state pays providers directly for services delivered to Medicaid beneficiaries. Today, 45 states use some form of managed care for at least part of their…
2024 DEC 19– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Policy and Law Daily– Data detailed on Managed Care have been presented. Financial support for this research came from National Funds of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology. The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Brown University,“ As a case study, we analysed…
2024 DEC 19– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Policy and Law Daily– Data detailed on blood cancer have been presented. According to news reporting from Boston, Massachusetts, by NewsRx journalists, research stated,“: Patients with hematological malignancies often experience suboptimal end-of-life care, with significantly lower rates of hospice…
—The U.S. has made great progress in getting more people insured since the Affordable Care Act took effect in 2014. The share of uninsured Americans ages 18 to 64 fell from 18% before the ACA to 9.5% in 2022. And preexisting conditions no longer prevent coverage or lead to an increase in premiums.
