Kaiser Health News
The California bill, SB 349, says that inadequate staffing is leading to hospitalizations, medical errors and "unnecessary and avoidable deaths."
Lawsuit alleged the insurer made patients appear sicker than they were in order to collect higher Medicare payments than it deserved.
The Maine pool earned higher marks than most state high-risk pools because it had a key ingredient: enough money.
Buffalo News cited unnamed sources who told the newspaper that the office began sending letters to investors seeking information.
Some health policy analysts suggest that it's not only people who have a gap in coverage who could be affected if a state seeks the health law waiver.
Patients with a near-bare cupboard might buy cheaper but unhealthful food or skimp on prescriptions or other medical care to avoid going hungry.
Among the president's more questionable claims was his description of the House-passed health bill as "You're going to have absolute coverage."
In the past, policies related to abortion have been singled out as violating Byrd rule.
Uncertainty surrounding the Affordable Care Act will lead insurers to continue to pull back from some online marketplaces or exit them altogether.
Federal standards requiring states find ways of delivering care to Medicaid enrollees in home, community-based settings kicks in 2022, not 2019.