Tag: Health Insurance

Watch: Behind The Troubling Rise Of Uninsured American Kids

Chief Master Sgt. Cynthia Thomas, 102nd Medical Group, offers stickers to a child receiving care in Cataño, Puerto Rico, during Innovative Readiness Training Ola de Esperanza Sanadora Sept. 1, 2018. The purpose of the IRT is to provide medical, dental and optometry care to assist local municipal authorities in addressing underserved community health and civic needs while performing joint military humanitarian operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Bethany Rizor)

Sarah Varney &  Jason Kane More than a million fewer children receive public health insurance now than in December 2017. In some cases, their parents acquired coverage at work. But researchers also see a troubling rise in uninsured children — and say the Trump administration’s policies are partially to blame. Kaiser Health News senior correspondent… Continue reading Watch: Behind The Troubling Rise Of Uninsured American Kids

Billions In ‘Questionable Payments’ Went To California’s Medicaid Insurers And Providers

Chad Terhune In February, a federal watchdog estimated that California had signed up 450,000 people under Medicaid expansion who may not have been eligible for coverage. California’s Medicaid program made at least $4 billion in questionable payments to health insurers and medical providers over a four-year period because as many as 453,000 people were ineligible for the… Continue reading Billions In ‘Questionable Payments’ Went To California’s Medicaid Insurers And Providers