US nursing home patients: have you or your loved one experienced coverage denials from UnitedHealthcare? We would like to hear from people who have been denied access to care as a patient with the UnitedHealthcare Medicare advantage plan
Doctors say they’ve apprehensively taken on job of preventing patients’ medical debt New toolkit helps doctors address patients’ financial needs – a role doctors say they feel thrust into amid worsening crisis
New AI tool counters health insurance denials decided by automated algorithms Class-action lawsuits allege algorithms turn down claims in seconds and critics say reform is needed for lasting change
‘Be picky’: how to start therapy Consider what kind of therapist you’d like to work with – and keep searching until you find the right fit
Annual ‘winners’ for most egregious US healthcare profiteering announced Selling body parts without consent and billing desperate parents $97,599 for air transport among worst examples
‘It didn’t use to be like this’: woeful US healthcare system exposed by CEO killing Americans describe treatment denials, hidden costs and deceptive practices when filing claims with insurers
US lawmakers eye health insurance reform as frustrations mount Nearly one in four doctors say the practice of prior authorization has led to serious issues for patients
Many believe US healthcare industry was to blame in CEO killing, poll reveals Americans point to coverage denials and steep profits from insurance industry after Brian Thompson’s killing
Cory Doctorow’s prescient novella about health insurance and murder: ‘They’re going to be afraid’ The parallels between the science fiction writer’s five-year-old story and present-day events are startling
Rage, race and good looks: the forces behind the lionization of a murder suspect Reaction to Brian Thompson’s killing shocked pundits but a polarized US is united in contempt for health system