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The Patient Expected a Free Checkup. The Bill Was $1,430.
Not all services that may be provided as part of an annual physical are paid for by insurance as preventive...
When Hospitals Ditch Medicare Advantage Plans, Thousands of Members Get to Leave, Too
In the past 15 months, CMS has quietly offered roughly three-month special enrollment periods allowing MA members in 13 states...

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Podcast: Winning a two-year fight over a bogus bill
In July 2022, "An Arm and a Leg" listener Meagan experienced a bout of vertigo that landed her in the...
A Chicago Hospital Bows to Federal Pressure on Trans Care for Teens
Lurie Children's paused gender-affirming surgeries for people younger than 19 in the wake of an executive order from Trump.
Hospitals' Lobbying Frustrates MT Lawmakers Who Sought to Boost Oversight
The state hospital lobbyists' political pull has stymied conservative lawmakers.
The Ranks of Obamacare 'Fixers' Axed in Trump's Reduction of Health Agency Workforce
The cuts have demoralized caseworkers, whose jobs demand a grasp of complex and arcane health insurance rules.
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Will Post-Brian Thompson Reforms Go the Way of DEI?
What happens when violent events amplify calls for reform?
House GOP disagrees on Medicaid cuts for expansion states
A key House committee is pushing forward with trying to advance its portion of President Trump's legislative agenda next week,...
SCOTUS decides Medicare reimbursement calculation
The Supreme Court sided on Tuesday with HHS in a dispute over the rate under Medicare the government pays to...
House GOP raises new Medicaid proposal to offset Trump's megabill
House Republicans discussed a new, controversial proposal to cut federal spending for Medicaid in a closed-door meeting late Monday night,...
Patients struggle as compounded GLP-1 access rapidly shrink
The explosion of compounded GLP-1 offerings over the past two years is coming to an end, and many patients are...
BlueCross nears settlement with employees fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccine over religious reasons
A group of former BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee employees allegedly fired after declining to get the COVID-19 vaccine for religious...
A proudly frugal tech CEO now runs Medicare, where he’ll hunt for savings on a far bigger stage
Chris Klomp is expected to lean into technology and better data sharing to modernize Medicare
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