El alto costo del seguro médico pone en jaque a los granjeros
El año pasado fue difícil para los agricultores. Ante la caída de los precios de cultivos como el maíz y la soya, el aumento de los costos de insumos como…
Estas medidas podrían cambiar la calidad de la atención médica de las personas mayores
Mes tras mes, Patricia Hunter y otros miembros de la Coalición para la Reforma de los Hogares de Adultos Mayores (Nursing Home Reform Coalition) se conectaron por videollamada con representantes…
Cansados de pelear con las aseguradoras, hospitales ofrecen sus propios planes Medicare Advantage
Desde que Larry Wilkewitz, de 79 años, se jubiló de una empresa de productos de madera, hace más de 20 años, ha tenido un plan comercial de Medicare Advantage ofrecido…
Sick of Fighting Insurers, Hospitals Offer Their Own Medicare Advantage Plans
Ever since Larry Wilkewitz retired more than 20 years ago from a wood products company, he’s had a commercial Medicare Advantage plan from the insurer Humana. But two years ago,…
These 3 Policy Moves Are Likely To Change Health Care for Older People
Month after month, Patricia Hunter and other members of the Nursing Home Reform Coalition logged onto video calls with congressional representatives, seeking support for a proposed federal rule setting minimum…
What the Health? From KFF Health News: Health Spending Is Moving in Congress
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What…
Farmers Now Owe a Lot More for Health Insurance
Last year was a tough one for farmers. Amid falling prices for commodity crops such as corn and soybeans, rising input costs for supplies like fertilizer and seeds, as well…
Ante el aumento en los precios del seguro médico, las familias enfrentan decisiones difíciles
Cynthia Freeman, una artista de 61 años que vive en Nueva York, lleva tiempo tratando de encontrar la manera de mantener el plan médico de la Ley de Cuidado de…
GOP Promotes MAHA Agenda in Bid To Avert Midterm Losses. Dems Point to Contradictions.
When a “Make America Healthy Again” summit was held at the posh Waldorf Astoria in Washington, the line of attendees stretched down the block. The daylong, invitation-only event in November…
As Insurance Prices Rise, Families Puzzle Over Options
New York-based performer Cynthia Freeman, 61, has been trying to figure out how to keep the Affordable Care Act health plan that she and her husband depend on. “If we…