No Primary Care Doc? We’ll Get You One
(By Pauline Bartolone for Kaiser Health News) Health insurers are gearing up to comply with a new Covered California rule
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Medicaid
Medicare Fraud: $1 Billion in Miami Area
The U.S. Justice Department have charged an owner of more than 30 Miami-area skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, a
Read MoreNew Funding Seeks To Help Clinics Swamped By Demand For Dental Care
(By Zhai Yun Tan for Kaiser Health News) Shane Peebles has a ticking time bomb in his mouth. He has
Read MoreMedicaid’s Most Costly Outpatient Drugs
(By Katherine Young, Robin Rudowitz, Rachel Garfield, and Marybeth Musumeci for Kaiser Family Foundation) The launch of several expensive hepatitis
Read MoreA Fair Plan For Fairer Drug Prices
(By Scott Gottlieb and Kavita Patel for Health Affairs Blog posted July 11, 2016) As the biological basis of more
Read MoreDespite Federal Directive, Texas Denies Medicaid Coverage For An Autism Therapy
(By Kate Harrington for Kaiser Health News) Like many parents of children with autism, Braulio De La Cruz sought an
Read MoreCatastrophic Insurance Could Help With Long-Term Care Expenses: Studies
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) As aging baby boomers swell the ranks of elderly Americans, we’re nowhere near
Read MoreYoung Adults Can Face Challenges To Health Enrollment
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) The Obama administration is making a push to get young adults covered on
Read MoreMedicaid, Private Insurers Begin To Lift Curbs On Pricey Hepatitis C Drugs
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) After legal battles and lobbying efforts, tens of thousands of people with hepatitis
Read MoreFlorida Doctor Pleads Guilty to Fraud — Years After Complaints About His Prescribing
(By Charles Ornstein for ProPublica) The onetime top prescriber of mental health drugs in Florida’s Medicaid program is awaiting sentencing
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