3+ day, 48+ min ago   (482+ words) For years, health insurers have argued that the arbitration system through which they dispute bills must be broken because providers win so often — which obliges insurance companies to pay medical expenses they sought to avoid. Physicians, hospitals and air ambulances…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (555+ words) Owners of small businesses are working hard to keep their doors open while offering employees quality benefits, but rising health care costs are making that harder every year. One major driver of these costs is hospital pricing abuse, which often…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (667+ words) In a sense, California has been taxing wealth since it became a state 175 years ago. Well into the 20th century, the state relied on taxing land and buildings which, in that agrarian period, were major forms of personal wealth. The state…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago   (624+ words) Medicaid is a federal program jointly funded with the states, providing health and long-term care insurance to more than 80 million low-income Americans. And if you didn’t know all of that, you’re not alone. Marketing efforts have succeeded in disguising Medicaid,…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (936+ words) The financial problems of Meritage Health Plan are forcing enrollees, including many Marin residents, to switch doctors. The state’s Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) issued a cease-and-desist order on Aug. 27 that will essentially shut the business down by the…...