Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
And most people don’t push back — a study found that only 0.1% of denied claims under the Affordable Care Act, a law designed to make health insurance more affordable and prevent coverage ...
The assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson cast a harsh spotlight on the controversial practices of the health insurance giant, which has long been accused of prioritizing profits ...
A Kaiser Family Foundation study in 2019 found that people who get their coverage through the Affordable Care Act's healthcare.gov had appealed less than 0.2% of in-network denials.
The practice of health insurance rescission was partially limited starting September 23, 2010, [15] following the adoption of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010. A House committee report [ 16 ] found that WellPoint (now Anthem ), UnitedHealth Group and Assurant rescinded policies for more than 20,000 people over a five-year ...
In yet one more reason why the national dialog has changed from "health care reform" to "health insurance reform," Grand Junction, Colo. native Alex Lange was denied insurance coverage by Rocky ...
Sarkisyan's family spoke out at a New Hampshire rally in support of Senator John Edwards' presidential campaign on January 6, 2008, based on his advocacy of reforming and overhauling the US health care system. [12] [13] [14] Cigna PR Executive Wendell Potter resigned shortly after Sarkisyan's death and blew the whistle on the health insurance ...
In the 2002 Showtime docudrama Damaged Care, Laura Dern portrayed Peeno as she transitioned from health care industry employee to whistleblower. [4] In 2007, Peeno was prominently featured in the Michael Moore movie Sicko, which included portions of her May 1996 appearance before Congress.
The federal study comes as Adams’ administration continues to fight in court in hopes of transferring the city’s roughly 250,000 retired municipal workers onto a Medicare Advantage plan.