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Florida doctors are offering patients a new way to pay. But there's a catch
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (870+ words) Tampa Bay Times In recent years, medical credit cards have made their way into the South Florida offices of dentists, ophthalmologists and other doctors as one way people can finance their care. These are not the typical credit cards you…...
United Healthcare insurance holders could lose access to Bay Care in-network rates
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (391+ words) Tampa Bay Times Ellen Connolly was in the process of scheduling appointments to treat her rheumatoid arthritis when the letter arrived warning that her insurance coverage could soon change If United Healthcare didn't reach a new contract agreement with Bay…...
Florida Affordable Care Act numbers fall as subsidies expire
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (395+ words) An Obamacare sign sits in front of an insurance agency in November in Miami. Enrollment in the federal market place plans created through the Affordable Care Act fell in Florida for the first time since 2018....
It shouldn't be this big of a fight.' Florida man's $48 K cancer treatment denied by insurance
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (504+ words) Tampa Bay Times Can your health insurance decline to pay for lifesaving cancer medication? That's what Doral resident Pablo Langesfeld and his family are waiting for Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Migna Sanchez-Llorens to decide The 60-year-old father is battling an advanced…...
Meals, mortgage or medicine? Floridians on Obamacare facing tough choices
3+ mon, 3+ hour ago (703+ words) Meals, mortgage or medicine?...
Florida company suspended over "threat" to public health and welfare
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (294+ words) TALLAHASSEE " State regulators on Monday ordered the suspension of a Brooksville health administrator for outsourcing claims handling on more than 23, 000 Floridians to India and the Philippines. Mirra Health Care LLC's business actions pose an "immediate threat to the public health,…...
Here's why the ABLE Age Adjustment Act matters to Floridians | Column
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (286+ words) Tampa Bay Times As a longtime resident of Pinellas County and an advocate for individuals with disabilities, I have spent my career helping families navigate the complexities of public benefits, estate planning, and financial security Since 1996, I have worked as…...
Florida's Kid Care expansion in limbo as number of uninsured children jumps 20%
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (514+ words) Florida's child uninsurance rate rose to 8. 5% in 2024 increasing calls for the state to resolve its dispute with the federal government that has delayed expansion of the Kid Care health insurance program....
Florida health executive warns expiring tax credit will leave people uninsured
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (477+ words) A pedestrian walks past the Leading Insurance Agency, which offers plans under the Affordable Care Act on Jan. 28, 2021 in Miami. Unless Congress acts, enhanced premium tax credits that helped people pay for Affordable Care Act plans will expire at the…...
Medicare Advantage is broken. United Healthcare's probe is just a symptom | Column
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (423+ words) United Healthcare just confirmed it is under investigation by the Department of Justice for Medicare Advantage fraud. It's not the first misstep for the healthcare conglomerate, but it's also part of a. .....