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As ACA enhanced subsidy expiration looms, families brace for higher costs and limited care
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (444+ words) With subsidies on track to expire Dec. 31, Medicaid recipients like 30-year-old Hillary Harris are bracing for the fallout." Harris, a resident of Sikeston, Mo., said she's relied on Medicaid for most of her life. A single mother, the coverage has…...
Rising costs push Black households to cut back on everyday comforts
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (581+ words) In cities across the country, many Black households say rising prices are reshaping their daily routines. Costs for food, housing and health care continue to rise faster than wages. People are now making difficult choices about expenses that once felt…...
Thousands of patients insured by UnitedHealthcare cut off from in-network care at Johns Hopkins Medicine
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (241+ words) In a letter to patients on Aug. 25, Theodore L. DeWeese, CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Kevin W. Sowers, president of Johns Hopkins Health System and executive vice president of Johns Hopkins Medicine, characterized the split as a matter of patient protection....
Thousands to lose in-network access to Johns Hopkins Medicine if UnitedHealthcare contract expires Aug. 24
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (705+ words) By Mylika ScatliffeAFRO Health Writer Thousands of patients of Johns Hopkins Medicine recently received notification that they may lose in-network coverage if the hospital system and the insurance giant, UnitedHealthcare, are unable to reach a new contract by August 24." As…...