Kaiser Health News
Doctor is seeking class-action status for a lawsuit against Molina Healthcare, saying the insurer owes thousands for Medi-Cal patient care.
Innate Immunotherapeutics sold nearly $1 million in discounted shares to the potential U.S. Department of Health and Human Services chief.
Affordable Care Act included a host of lesser-known provisions that affect the health-related choices of nearly every American.
Healthcare law expanded Medicaid to tens of thousands of previously uninsured patients, providing new revenue streams for rural hospitals.
About 6.5 million Americans paid an average penalty of $470 for not having health insurance in 2015.
Together, they would have insurance claims and medical records of 16.7 million people.
Elements of the law remain widely popular, including coverage for pre-existing conditions, benefits caps, young adults on parents' plan until age 26.
Giving Medicare authority to negotiate drug prices is the best way to keep those spiraling costs under control for the program's recipients.
In states that embraced the health law, centers saw fewer uninsured, more revenue, further extended their reach.
Disbelief and anxiety over the estate recovery program are widely shared among Medi-Cal enrollees and their families.