Health Insurance

A picket line outside of FOX Studios in Los Angeles. Hollywood actors have been on strike since mid-July; writers have been on strike since May.

Health & Safety

Hollywood union health insurance is particularly good. And it's jeopardized by strike

6:12pm August 30, 2023

by Jackie Fortier

Hollywood actors and writers who qualify for their union health plans get a very good deal compared to other Americans. But not working during the strike threatens their eligibility in the system.

Jason Weida is the secretary for Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration, which has been named in a lawsuit.

Health & Safety

Two families sue Florida for being kicked off Medicaid in 'unwinding' process

7:01pm August 22, 2023

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Two children and their parents are suing the state of Florida, alleging that their Medicaid coverage was terminated without proper notice or a chance to contest the state agency's decision.

Roy Cooper leads round table discussion on medicaid expansion

Health & Safety

NC Governor Roy Cooper highlights the need for Medicaid Expansion in Yadkinville

4:29pm August 17, 2023

by David Ford and Associated Press

Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has wrapped up several days of visiting rural counties to highlight their health care and economic needs and how he says getting Medicaid expansion soon can help with these challenges.

HCA Healthcare, a for-profit hospital company headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., had a huge data breach it acknowledged this month, exposing the medical records of 11 million people.

Health & Safety

Someone could steal your medical records and bill you for their care

5:00am July 26, 2023

by Michelle Andrews

Consumers should know that medical identity theft can happen, whether from a large-scale breach or theft of an individual's data. The result could be thousands of dollars in medical bills.

House Republicans passed a package of health insurance bills in June, but the reforms are not likely to become law while the Senate is controlled by Democrats.

Health & Safety

House Republicans' CHOICE Act would roll back some Obamacare protections

5:00am July 24, 2023

by Julie Appleby

The set of health policy ideas have been GOP favorites for decades. It could mean cheaper health insurance but would undermine protections for patients in the Affordable Care Act.

North Carolina legislature passes insurance bill allowing Blue Cross to reorganize

9:25am May 31, 2023

by Hannah Shoenbaum, Associated Press/Report for America

The North Carolina legislature gave final approval Tuesday to a bill allowing the state's leading health insurance provider to restructure despite criticisms from the state insurance commissioner t

Blue Cross reorganization bill approved by N. Carolina House

1:44pm April 28, 2023

by Associated Press

North Carolina's leading health insurer would be able to reorganize through a method the nonprofit company's leaders said would keep it nimble and competitive with for-profit rivals, under legislat

Health & Safety

The big squeeze: ACA health insurance has lots of customers, small networks

5:01am April 05, 2023

by Julie Appleby

Some consumers who bought health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act have had a tough start to the year: Many say it's hard to find an in-network doctor or hospital.

Samuel Camacho, a health insurance navigator with the Universal Health Care Action Network of Ohio, assists people in enrolling for or renewing Medicaid.

Health & Safety

Medicaid renewals are starting. Those who don't reenroll could get kicked off

12:29pm March 21, 2023

by Maria Godoy

With a pandemic-era rule expiring this month, people on Medicaid will have to re-qualify to keep their coverage. Language barriers, housing instability and computer literacy could stand in their way.

Prescription drug coverage is just one part of Medicare, the federal government's health insurance program for people age 65 and over.

Why Medicare is suddenly under debate again

2:41pm March 14, 2023

As the White House and Republicans in Congress gear up for negotiations over the U.S. debt ceiling, how to pay for senior health care could be a sticking point, even if cuts are "off the table."

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