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After some protests over the death of George Floyd resulted in violence, online discussions raised concerns that health plans might deny medical coverage. Although plans do sometimes make exclusions for âillegal actsâ or riots, experts say concerns by people who are protesting Floydâs death may be overstated.
The outrage over the death of an African American man, George Floyd, after he was restrained and knelt on by Minneapolis police officers has sparked national protests, including in places where the coronavirus is still spreading. Meanwhile, President Donald Trumpâs attempt to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization could have ramifications for Americans. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Mary Agnes Carey of KHN and Joanne Kenen of Politico join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews Jonathan Oberlander, a University of North Carolina health policy professor and the editor of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, about articles examining the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of health inequity and structural racism.
A growing number of dental offices across the country are now charging patients an âinfection control feeâ of $10 to $20 to pay for masks, face shields, gowns and air purifiers to help keep the offices free of the coronavirus.
âAn Arm and a Legâ wraps an all-COVID podcast season with three different perspectives on what the pandemic is costing us â and what might come next.
KHN executive editor Damon Darlin wades through mounds of health care policy stories â so you donât have to.
Democrats were not impressed with the Trump administrationâs COVID-19 national testing strategy document submitted to Congress this week. They say the pandemic requires more direction from the federal government, while the administration wants to give nearly all the responsibility to the states. Meanwhile, in an effort to shore up his base of senior voters, President Donald Trump has unveiled a plan to limit what those on Medicare must pay out-of-pocket for insulin. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Erin Mershon of STAT News and Joanne Kenen of Politico join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHNâs Phil Galewitz, who wrote the latest KHN-NPR âBill of the Monthâ installment about a patient who thought he might have COVID-19, did everything right and got a big bill, anyway.
After being sick with COVID-19, missing weeks of work and pay, this podcast listener has a great story and some advice for us all.
A dad in Denver tried to do everything right when COVID symptoms surfaced. Still, he ended up with a huge bill from an insurer that had said it waived cost sharing for coronavirus treatment. What gives?
Just about anyone who wants a coronavirus test in the state of Tennessee can get one. How? The state got buy-in and lots of participation from private labs by assuring them it will pay them.
A podcast listener who works in the health insurance industry says that when youâre trying to untangle a problem with your health insurance company ask the representative on the phone to slow down. And if need be, donât hesitate to ask to speak with a supervisor.
House Democrats unveiled legislation that would effectively double what the federal government has spent on relief for the COVID-19 pandemic, but Republicans say they want to wait before even talking about another bill. Meanwhile, a key Republican senator called the GOP court case challenging the Affordable Care Act âflimsy.â Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call and Joanne Kenen of Politico join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more.
In the first quarter of 2020, half the countryâs economic devastation happened in the health care sector. Much of the slowdown came after hospitals postponed elective surgeries and as Americans skipped routine doctorâs office visits.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
California legislators resume their work Monday after more than a month off. While the coronavirus pandemic has shifted the stateâs priorities, many lawmakers say they still intend to push non-COVID health care bills to tax soda, ban vape flavors and more.
The Supreme Court this week, in an 8-1 decision, ruled that insurers are due the roughly $12 billion that Congress several years ago tried to cut off in payments under the Affordable Care Actâs ârisk corridorsâ provision. And while the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage in many places around the country, states are starting to reopen their economies at the urging of President Donald Trump and over objections of public health officials. Caitlin Owens of Axios and Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHNâs Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, who wrote the latest KHN-NPR âBill of the Monthâ installment about COVID testing that should have been free but was not.
The volunteer medical providers at the Tree of Life Free Clinic in Tupelo, Mississippi, give crucial health care to the uninsured in the best of times, drawing crowds who line up for hours. Amid the current COVID pandemic, clinic staffers were advised to close. Instead, they chose to adapt â even without critical N95 masks to protect themselves â as the economic crisis intensifies the need for free care.
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act requires private insurers to pay for certain services related to coronavirus testing at no cost to the patient. But gaps in the protections expose patients to unexpected medical bills.
Her doctor worried she had COVID-19 but couldnât test her for it until she ruled out other things. That test cost a bundle.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked lawmakers to pare down their legislative wish lists and focus on the stateâs coronavirus response. But state Sen. Jim Beall plans to forge ahead with his mental health care proposals, including a measure to create a state mental health parity requirement.
With most nonemergency procedures shelved for now, many health insurers are expected to see profits in the near term, but the longer view of how the coronavirus will affect them is far more complicated and could well impact what people pay for coverage next year.
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