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Now THERE was a triumph of #marketing indeed! Pres. Obama was completely outmaneuvered. Faithful to the politically self-defeating "centrism" of mainstream #Democratic politics, Pres. Obama thought he'd achieved an ideal compromise by rebadging Mitt Romney's Heritage-Foundation scheme for legally compelling more U.S. denizens to sign up for corporate health #insurance. He forgot that all Republican policies only work in Republican hands.
He laid an egg in full sight of the nation, playing right into Republican hands: they instantly turned face and mercilessly shredded their own plan, successfully fastening Obama's own surname onto it as a slur.
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healthcare [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
They Harvest the Nation’s Food, but a New Rule May Strip Them of Health Insurance
New Medicaid work requirements could make a complex system even harder for farmworkers to navigate.
#chronic-disease-care #cms #healthcare-costs #immigrants #insurance #latinos #medicaid #race-and-health #trump-administration
https://kffhealthnews.org/insurance/agricultural-workers-medicaid-eligibility-immigration-food-harvest/
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mentalhealth,healthcare [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
My Search for a Psychiatric Bed in an Overburdened Health System
Over the past 70 years, the number of inpatient psychiatric beds has dropped dramatically, leaving many without critical care when they experience mental health crises. I was one of...
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#health-industry #hospitals #insurance #legislation #medicaid #mental-health #midwest-bureau #mountain-states-bureau #multimedia
https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/psychiatric-bed-shortage-overburdened-health-system/
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healthcare [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
Thousands of Medicare Beneficiaries Thought Their Drug Plan Was Free. Then They Lost It.
Thousands of people who had a Medicare drug plan with zero-dollar premiums last year got small premium increases this year—and didn’t know it. They were drop...
#aging #cms #drug-costs #drugs #health-industry #healthcare-costs #insurance #medicare #midwest-bureau #mountain-states-bureau #rural-health #southern-bureau #surprise-bills
https://kffhealthnews.org/medicare/medicare-drug-plans-part-d-small-premium-increases-disenrollments-wellcare/
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Thousands of Medicare Beneficiaries Thought Their Drug Plan Was Free. Then They Lost It.
"New Jersey is launching a new fee on companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage instead of being covered by their employers. Other states are considering it, too."
https://apnews.com/article/medicaid-employers-states-taxes-04356a421cb832340acc8f179ecc1d79
RE: https://apobangpo.space/@bich/116859084570567268
Worth trying, perhaps, but what we really need is single-payer health care. Decouple employment from health insurance. #Health #HealthCare #Medicaid #Insurance #Business
AodeRelay boosted"New Jersey is launching a new fee on companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage instead of being covered by their employers. Other states are considering it, too."
https://apnews.com/article/medicaid-employers-states-taxes-04356a421cb832340acc8f179ecc1d79
Gun Violence [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
"How insurance affects the care of gunshot wound victims has remained shrouded in mystery — until now, due to a new analysis by The Trace and KFF Health News of data that Florida hospitals compile to collect payments from insurance companies and file with the state."
#healthcare #hospitals #insurance #GunViolence #gunsense #guns #firearms #CostsOfCare
healthcare [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
These Church Members Disagree on Politics. Together They’re Wiping Out Medical Debt.
Trinity Moravian Church, a politically diverse congregation in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has been raising money to retire medical debt in the surrounding co...
#healthcare-costs #insurance
https://kffhealthnews.org/insurance/medical-debt-common-ground-church-north-carolina/
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A 4 pane comic with non-descript bubble figures.
In the first pane, a man stands at a desk labeled "Insurance" and asks "I need healthcare." The man behind the desk says "LMAO! You serious?"
In the second pane, there are two men behind the desk. One says "Hey! This guy wants healthcare!" The second says "Ahahaha!"
In the third pane, the original man wakes up in bed screaming "NOOO!!!" A woman next to him says "What's wrong, Sven?"
In the fourth pane, Sven replies "I think I had an American Dream..."
healthcare [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
They’re Uninsured After Obamacare Became Too Costly. And They’re Far From Alone.
After congressional Republicans let expanded subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans expire at the end of last year, some families have decided the price is too grea...
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#healthcare-costs #insurance #obamacare-plans #rural-health #southern-bureau #trump-administration #uninsured
https://kffhealthnews.org/insurance/uninsured-obamacare-affordable-care-act-aca-canceled-coverage-north-carolina/
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A #Cybertruck has been seized by #Police in Greater #Manchester NW #England
It is not road legal anywhere in #UK and thus very unlikely to have valid #insurance
"There are 2 million fewer children enrolled in either Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program compared to January 2025, according to a new report.
The Children and Families at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy operates a state-by-state enrollment tracker that identified the declines through April, and warned that enrollment drop-offs at this scale should alarm policymakers."
healthcare [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
Telehealth Booms as Demand for GLP-1s Surges and Questions Mount About Safety, Oversight
Many telehealth companies have emerged in recent years offering easy access to GLP-1 weight loss drugs as demand has exploded. Meanwhile, researchers and doc...
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#drug-costs #drugs #fda #health-care-costs #health-industry #insurance #obesity #rural-health #southern-bureau #telemedicine #trump-administration
https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/glp1-weight-loss-drugs-telehealth-oversight-regulation-compounded-semaglutide/
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healthcare [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
Baffling. Frustrating. Frightening. What It’s Like To Be Sued Over Medical Debt.
Patients’ experiences encapsulate breakdowns in a healthcare system that traps patients in debt. The industry’s key players blame one another.
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#graphics #health-care-costs #health-industry #hospitals #insurance #insurers #investigation #multimedia
https://kffhealthnews.org/health-care-costs/connecticut-hospitals-medical-debt-patient-lawsuits-frustration/
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Baffling. Frustrating. Frightening. What It’s Like To Be Sued Over Medical Debt.
healthcare [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
Budget-Strapped Montana Will Stress-Test Trump’s Medicaid Work Rules
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#insurance #medicaid #trump-administration #u.s.-congress
https://kffhealthnews.org/medicaid/the-week-in-brief-montana-medicaid/
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When insurance coverage for her husband’s lifesaving care was denied, Teressa didn’t stand down. She fought back and won.
She found the secret to winning buried deep in her insurance coverage booklet.
Listen to her story on episode 3 of our podcast, "Paper Trail": https://www.propublica.org/podcast/health-insurance-industry-secret-external-review
#podcast #health #healthcare #insurance #mentalhealth #medicine #podcasts
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"If you're ever in a similar fight with your health insurance company [over denied coverage], you might need to know this too." -Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica reporter and "Paper Trail" host. Listen at propublica dot org slash podcast.
"As we learn Donald Trump now spends almost as much time insider trading as he does golfing, the regime’s response to the people losing coverage has been to call them criminals." #fascism #insurance https://www.thefarce.org/the-way-donald-trump-is-most-likely-to-kill-you/
uspol,healthcare [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
Democrats Demand Trump Administration Halt Plan To Collect Federal Workers’ Health Data
After KFF Health News reported that the Trump administration is seeking federal workers’ medical records, Democratic lawmakers are insisting that the Office o...
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#health-industry #health-it #hhs #insurance #trump-administration #u.s.-congress
https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/opm-federal-workers-health-records-hipaa-democratic-letters/
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healthcare [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
How To Make a High-Deductible Health Plan Work for You
Lower premiums often mean higher costs when you get sick and need care. Among the ways to plan ahead and soften the financial hit: health savings accounts, which act like a medical piggy bank...
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#audio #california #deductibles #health-care-costs #health-care-helpline #health-industry #high-deductible-plans #insurance #multimedia #premiums
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/health-care-helpline-npr-hsa-savings-account-high-deductible-plan-tips/
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How To Make a High-Deductible Health Plan Work for You
"Now, more than a year after the company filed for bankruptcy in January 2025, a new layer of harm has emerged: Prospect had promised to provide malpractice coverage for its hospitals and many of its doctors, but court filings show it set aside no money to pay those costs — or to compensate injured patients."
https://www.propublica.org/article/prospect-medical-malpractice-bankruptcy-hospitals-doctors-philadelphia via @ProPublica
#healthcare #hospitals #malpractice #insurance #PrivateEquity #business
#Trump admin makes sweeping request for #medicalRecords of federal workers
The Trump administration wants to require #health #insurance companies to hand over troves of sensitive, detailed, and identifiable #medical records from millions of federal workers and retirees, along with their families. The move is raising immediate concern from legal and health policy experts, according to a report by KFF Health News.
#wtf #privacy #hipaa
NEW: For-Profit Hospital Chain Never Put Aside Money for Malpractice Insurance to Compensate Injured Patients
Eager to save money, Prospect Medical promised to “self-insure” malpractice claims brought against its doctors and hospitals. The chain’s bankruptcy now threatens to leave hundreds of patients whose claims are pending with no recourse.
#news #health #healthcare #hospitals #doctors #insurance #government #business
healthcare [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
Immigrant Seniors Lose Medicare Coverage Despite Paying for It
Rosa María Carranza has worked and paid taxes for more than two decades, but a provision in the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act will make her and an estimated 100,000 other lawfully ...
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#aging #california #health-care-costs #hhs #immigrants #insurance #medicare #race-and-health #states #trump-administration
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/immigrant-seniors-medicare-california-big-beautiful-bill-eligibility-taxes/
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Immigrant Seniors Lose Medicare Coverage Despite Paying for It
healthcare [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
How Medicaid Contractors Stand To Gain From Trump’s Policy
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#health-industry #illinois #insurance #kentucky #legislation #medi-cal #medicaid #states #the-week-in-brief #trump-administration #wisconsin
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/the-week-in-brief-deloitte-medicaid-contractors-trump-big-beautiful-bill/
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"Tax time can come with big surprises for some people who have Affordable Care Act coverage, including owing money back to the government for premium subsidies received during the previous year.
More changes lie ahead that make it important for those getting subsidies in 2026 to track their income and take steps to protect against that kind of financial hit."
#healthcare #ACA #obamacare #insurance #CostsOfCare #taxes #PersonalFinance
"More than 8 million people will be at risk of losing their Medicaid coverage once the Medicaid work requirement passed as part of last year's reconciliation bill is fully implemented by the states, a study found."
https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/medicaid/120565
Study: https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-25-04811
#healthcare #medicaid #insurance #ACA #work #research #HealthPolicy
Another example of how (whole)-systems thinking is very helpful for parsing the effects of technology changes like this.
https://freakonometrics.hypotheses.org/89367
#AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #LLMs #AgenticAI #GPT #ChatGPT #Claude #Gemini #ActuarialScience #insurance