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New rule to stop insurance brokers from fraudulently enrolling people in plans : Shots

January 25, 2022 Sharika Soukup

VectorInspiration/Getty Images VectorInspiration/Getty Images Some insurance brokers are enrolling people into Affordable Care Act health plans without their consent, perhaps for the commissions, a move that could put consumers in danger of owing back the subsidies connected with the coverage. The damage could be hundreds or even thousands of dollars. A consumer’s first hint that…

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Older people released from Colorado prisons struggle with health insurance, housing

January 3, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Epifanio Nieto was riding a bus in September when his body suddenly stopped working — he tried to use his hand but couldn’t, and then he started to fall. The driver stopped the bus, saying “I think you’re having a stroke.” An ambulance was called, and Nieto, 73, spent seven days in the hospital. When he…

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Build Back Better Would Change the Ways Low-Income People get Health Insurance

December 14, 2021 Sharika Soukup

The Build Back Better Act would make a number of changes to the way people get health insurance and how health care is financed, including by temporarily closing the Medicaid coverage gap. Under current law, 2.2 million uninsured people living in the 12 states that have not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)…

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Proposal puts unvaccinated people on the hook for COVID-19 health care costs

December 12, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Unvaccinated Illinoisans would have to pay for their health care expenses — including hospital bills — out of pocket if they contract COVID-19 under legislation filed Monday in the Illinois House. State Rep. Jonathan Carroll’s bill is likely to face legal challenges and political pushback, but the Northbrook Democrat downplayed those concerns, saying it all…

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Best, worst states for people of color to receive care

November 20, 2021 Sharika Soukup

The pandemic revealed entrenched health disparities that existed long before COVID-19, and a new report shows no state is immune. Though some do better than others, the comprehensive report of 2019 and 2020 data by the Commonwealth Fund found health equity doesn’t exist anywhere in the USA. The report, called the Health Equity Scorecard, showeddisparities in every state,…

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Failed by the healthcare system, transgender people find help elsewhere

November 10, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Paging Dr. Internet, we need a diagnosis. In this series, Mashable examines the online world’s influence on our health and prescribes new ways forward. For many transgender people, accessing gender-affirming care is a labyrinth of insurance coverage trap doors, referral letter hoops, and discriminatory falling axes. Social media and online communities are often the guiding…

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Seven people indicted for health insurance fraud

November 3, 2021 Sharika Soukup

by: Chloe Gotsis, Office of the Attorney General Posted: Oct 28, 2021 / 05:44 PM EDT / Updated: Oct 28, 2021 / 05:44 PM EDT File Photo BOSTON, Mass. (MassGOV) – Attorney General Maura Healey announced that seven people have been indicted in connection with a coordinated scheme to collect reimbursement checks from Massachusetts health insurance companies…

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New app to help people make healthy changes to their lifestyle

October 26, 2021 Sharika Soukup

A new app to help people make positive changes to their diet and physical activity will launch next year, the government has announced today. From January 2022, a pilot will see users wear wrist-worn devices that can generate personalized health recommendations, such as increasing their step count, eating more fruit and vegetables and decreasing portion…

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