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An issue with billing forces a patient to pay out of pocket
3+ hour, 19+ min ago (559+ words) DEAR DR. ROACH: As a retired teacher, I have been blessed with amazing insurance that has covered absolutely everything for the past decade. However, when my wife went to get an MRI for a collapsed hip recently, associates for my…...
Pennie enrollment drops as Congress wrestles with subsidies
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1170+ words) Thousands of Pennsylvanians have left the state's only Affordable Care Act marketplace, Pennie, following sharp increases in monthly premiums due to expiring enhanced federal subsidies. Pennie numbers continue to fluctuate as the U.S. House voted Thursday to extend benefits for moderate-income…...
Congressional health insurance tug-o-war puts Pennsylvanians in a lurch
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1294+ words) Jamie and Carrie Wright rattle off the numbers with ease. It's $36,000 for a single dose of Jamie's cancer-suppressing shot, which he needs every 28 days. A patient support program will cover the $1,400 copay, but that means it doesn't count toward their…...
Geisinger Health Plan offers Medicare Advantage plans for veterans
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (252+ words) DANVILLE " Veterans can select a special Medicare Advantage plan geared toward them from Geisinger Health Plan (GHP) during the ongoing Medicare Annual Enrollment Period, which ends Sunday, Dec. 7. Veterans can continue to receive Veteran Affairs (VA) health care benefits without…...
The nation’s community health centers face money troubles
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1339+ words) NEW YORK " On a busy street in Queens, New York, just around the corner from a halal hot chicken sandwich restaurant and a barber shop, the Long Island City Health Center welcomes its patients into a brightly lit waiting room,…...
As shutdown drags on, many will lose healthcare as subsidies expire
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1100+ words) Celia Monreal worries every day about the cartilage loss in her husband's knees. Not just because it's hard for her to see him in pain but also because she knows soon their health care costs could skyrocket. "It worries me…...
Just before shutdown, most Americans wanted health insurance tax credits extended, KFF poll finds
4+ mon, 19+ hour ago (320+ words) Republicans in Congress have expressed openness to negotiating the extension, but argue it can wait until government funding is restored through a stopgap measure they say is noncontroversial. The vast majority of Democrats supported the extended tax credits, the poll…...
Medicare open enrollment starts Oct. 15
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (125+ words) Annual open enrollment for Medicare runs from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7. This is the time that Medicare beneficiaries can amend their health and prescription plan coverage for 2026. Plan changes take effect on Jan. 1, 2026. According to Fidelity, a 65-year-old retiring in 2025 could…...
Employers are failing to insure the working class – Medicaid cuts will leave them even more vulnerable
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (935+ words) The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 7.8 million Americans across the U.S. will lose their coverage through Medicaid " the public program that provides health insurance to low-income families and individuals " under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act which has made its way…...