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Patients hit dead ends with insurance 'ghost networks.' Now, some are suing.
It's a familiar frustration for those trying to find a doctor or therapist: You browse the provider directory on your insurance company's portal and, at first, it seems like there are plenty of options.
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Florida execs sentenced in $233M Obamacare fraud that targeted homeless, hurricane victims
FIRST ON FOX: The president of a Florida insurance brokerage firm and the CEO of a marketing company were sentenced Wednesday to 20 years each in prison for leading a sprawling, $233 million Affordable Care Act fraud scheme that preyed on Florida's most vulnerable residents -- including homeless and jobless individuals and newly displaced hurricane victims -- to pocket millions in unearned commissions.
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Report: 16 Nevada insurance carriers give mental health care claims short shrift
A state report shows at least 16 insurance carriers in Nevada likely violated the federal mental health and addiction parity law last year, putting more barriers in place for people seeking mental health care than physical health care in a state that has consistently ranked last for overall mental health.
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Report: 16 Nevada Insurance Carriers Give Mental Health Care Claims Short Shrift
A state report shows at least 16 insurance carriers in Nevada likely violated the federal mental health and addiction parity law last year, putting more barriers in place for people seeking mental health care than physical health care in a state that has consistently ranked last for overall mental health.
#HealthCare #AffordableCareAct #InsuranceCosts
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When health insurance costs more than your mortgage
Despite concerns about affordability, most Republican lawmakers have refused to renew enhanced ACA subsidies, leading to more people facing "untenable choices" and potentially leaving millions uninsured over the next decade.
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Trump team offers its answer to rising premium costs: catastrophic coverage
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The Trump administration has unveiled a sweeping set of regulatory proposals that would substantially change health plan offerings on the Affordable Care Act marketplace next year, aiming, it says, to provide more choice and lower premiums.
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LYNN WESTMORELAND: How Foreign Investors Profit From US Lawsuits And Drive Up Consumer Prices
Third-party litigation funding (TPLF) has become a multibillion-dollar engine powering these types of verdicts, which have skyrocketed in the past decade.
#Healthcare #AffordableCareAct #InsuranceCosts
www.businessinsider.com
She's 60 and just lost ACA subsidies. Now her health insurance costs $903 a month.
Like many Americans, she saw her monthly health insurance premium spike this year -- in her case, from $265 to $903.
The addiction recovery counselor in Colorado said that being self-employed means she sets her own schedule, and the job gives her a strong sense of purpose, but it comes with a trade-off: She doesn't have a company-sponsored healthcare plan.
#CaliforniaFAIRPlan #InsuranceReform #TransparencyInGovernment
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FAIR Plan secrets: New bill would force transparency after CBS News California investigation
A year after CBS News California Investigates exposed concerning secrecy within the California FAIR Plan, state Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is making good on his promise to change state law.
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FAIR Plan secrets: New bill would force transparency after CBS News California investigation
A year after CBS News California Investigates exposed concerning secrecy within the California FAIR Plan, state Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is making good on his promise to change state law.
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'Delays, lowballs, outright denials': how the LA wildfires have exposed the US's broken insurance industry
For a few frenetic days last January, after losing their midcentury ranch home to the wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles, Jessica and Matt Conkle thought they could see a glimmer of hope.
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Health insurance is even less affordable this year - here's why | CNN Business
Millions of Americans got a nasty reminder this month of just how costly health care coverage is.
Workers, Obamacare enrollees and Medicare beneficiaries are all contending with steeper-than-usual hikes in their health insurance premiums for 2026 - yet another stressor in the nation's affordability crisis.
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Health insurance is even less affordable this year - here's why
Millions of Americans got a nasty reminder this month of just how costly health care coverage is.
Workers, Obamacare enrollees and Medicare beneficiaries are all contending with steeper-than-usual hikes in their health insurance premiums for 2026 - yet another stressor in the nation's affordability crisis.
