Sep 03 Watch 8:15 Arkansas Medicaid recipients fight to stay covered after federal protections end By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young Medicaid enrollments reached unprecedented levels when Congress temporarily blocked states from kicking people off of the health insurance plan during the pandemic. But that policy has ended, and now states have until 2024 to check people’s eligibility and remove those… Continue watching
Aug 11 Insurers view new Alzheimer’s drug as experimental, won’t cover treatment for some customers By Tom Murphy, Associated Press Some private insurers are balking at paying for the first drug fully approved to slow mental decline in Alzheimer’s patients. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 6:31 Biden adviser discusses plan to pressure insurers to cover mental health care By William Brangham, Cybele Mayes-Osterman President Biden has been hitting the road to sell his economic record, emphasizing pocketbook and consumer issues, including a new rule to crack down on insurers for inadequate coverage of mental health care. But his agenda also faces headwinds. William… Continue watching
Jul 25 WATCH: Biden proposes new rules to push insurers to increase mental health coverage By Zeke Miller, Chris Megerian, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced that his administration is moving forward with new rules meant to push insurance companies to increase their coverage of mental health treatments. Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 7:00 Why many Americans are paying each other’s medical bills despite the risks By John Yang, Andrew Corkery Many Americans have enrolled in an alternative to traditional health insurance called health care sharing plans. But unlike insurance, these plans are unregulated and don’t have to meet minimum health benefits mandated by the Affordable Care Act. Kate Harris with… Continue watching
May 28 Analysis: Health insurance claim denials are on the rise, to the detriment of patients By Elisabeth Rosenthal, KFF Health News Despite the potentially dire impact that denials have on patients’ health or finances, data shows that people appeal only once in every 500 cases. Continue reading
Apr 26 Blue states look to expand insurance coverage of gender-affirming care By Claire Rush, Associated Press/Report for America The wide-ranging bill is part of a wave of legislation in Democratic-controlled states intended to carve out safe havens for transgender people amid a conservative movement seeking to ban or limit gender-affirming care. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch 7:25 How algorithms are being used to deny health insurance claims in bulk By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young, Juliet Fuisz Federal data shows that health insurance companies denied more than 49 millions claims in 2021, but customers appealed less than 0.2 percent of them. Investigative journalists at ProPublica found that the insurance company Cigna is using an automated system… Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch 6:34 Pandemic rules for Medicaid enrollment are ending soon. Here’s what that means By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Satvi Sunkara The nation’s uninsured rate reached an all-time low during the pandemic, largely because Congress temporarily blocked states from kicking people off Medicaid even if they were no longer eligible. But starting at the end of March, as many as 15… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch 9:39 Insurance change raises access concerns about a type of breast reconstruction By Ali Rogin Health insurance companies are changing the way they reimburse doctors who perform a complex type of breast reconstruction surgery. Doctors and patients fear the changes will make the procedure inaccessible to those who can’t afford it. Dr. Elisabeth Potter, plastic… Continue watching