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What Medicaid expansion means and why it matters

WebMedicaid expansion allows more low-income people living in the state to qualify for the health care program based on their income. Otherwise income eligibility …

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Once again, some states are choosing who gets COVID-19 care

WebAfter The Arc, a nonprofit that advocates on behalf of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, filed nine federal complaints last year to try to get HHS to …

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Resistance to Medicaid expansion creates different health care …

WebThe bills follow generous financial incentives in the American Rescue Plan for states to expand Medicaid. So far, none have budged. Here’s a brief look at what it’s like …

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Management Sciences for Health – Center for Public Integrity

WebManagement Sciences for Health (MSH), a private nonprofit organization that works to strengthen health systems worldwide, was founded in 1971 by Dr. Ronald …

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Another whistleblower suit alleges Medicare Advantage fraud

WebIntroduction. A new whistleblower lawsuit accuses a California health care firm of diagnosing “false and fraudulent” medical conditions that several Medicare …

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OPINION: Documentary captures what's wrong with U.S. health care

WebTheir documentary shows how and why the issue of health care reform has become so polarizing, and it shows the consequences — to real people — of those …

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Health insurers have their way with regulators

WebKey findings: Federal officials have missed multiple opportunities to recoup tens of billions of dollars in Medicare Advantage overcharges tied to a government …

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Mental Health Parity Collaborative – Center for Public Integrity

WebYet even after the Mental Health Equity and Substance Abuse Parity Act passed in 2008, expanding the reach of the 1996 law, along with the Affordable Care Act …

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Center sues in an effort to make Medicare Advantage files public

WebThe Center for Public Integrity has sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, seeking a wide range of records concerning oversight of Medicare …

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ANALYSIS: Insurers's bait and switch

WebMore and more Americans are falling victim to one of the most insidious bait-and-switch schemes in U.S. history. As they do, health insurance executives and …

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ATF’s ‘ad hoc’ efforts give tobacco smugglers a free pass

WebSmuggling cigarettes in America has become a multi-billion-dollar business, robbing states of desperately needed tax money and fueling organized crime. Yet the …

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Home is where the money is for Medicare Advantage plans

WebA report commissioned by America’s Health Insurance Plans predicted in February that limiting home visits would shave payments to Medicare Advantage plans …

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Hunger, depression and unemployment: Trans adults are struggling

WebSeven out of 10 transgender adults are feeling depressed these days — a higher rate than a year ago. By comparison, roughly four out of 10 cisgender men and …

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In a coma, with the plug pulled on health insurance

WebIn a coma, with the plug pulled on health insurance. by Danielle Ivory March 26, 2010. Heather Galeotti (above, during and after her recovery) lay in a coma for nearly …

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Free market ideology doesn’t work for health care

WebMatthew Herper, who covers science and medicine for Forbes, explained in an article last week why the free market doesn’t work in the drug industry, either. He used …

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Anti-DEI laws threaten medical care for some – Center for Public …

WebWithin medical schools, DEI is a broadly accepted part of basic training for quality care. A 2022 Association of American Medical Colleges survey found that 96% of …

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Millions of middle class Americans will remain uninsured despite

WebThe good news from last week’s Congressional Budget Office report was that Obamacare will cost 20 percent less through 2019 than originally expected. That’s in part …

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The Center remembers Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.

Web“Fearless inquiry is essential to give people the knowledge that makes democracy possible and that keeps it sane.” — Arthur Schlesinger Jr. Read An …

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For-profit hospitals mark up prices by more than 1,000 percent …

WebReading Time: 4 minutes If you think costs would come down if hospitals were all owned and operated by big for-profit corporations like Hospital Corporation of …

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Health insurance PACs have love-hate relationship with health care

WebThe health insurance industry presented itself as a key ally of President Barack Obama’s health care law while at the same time making hefty contributions to …

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The Canadian health care system I disparaged

WebThe Canadian health care system I disparaged. by Wendell Potter April 28, 2014. Reading Time: 3 minutes. An unidentified man sits in the waiting area at the …

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Howard Rich Speaks – Center for Public Integrity

WebHoward Rich, who heads three organizations that are underwriting the multimillion-dollar drive to pass takings initiatives — Americans for Limited Government, …

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How to protect your community from the toxic lead lurking in soil

WebOne in every two American children under the age of 6 tested between late 2018 and early 2020 had detectable levels of lead in their blood. Studies show soil …

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