What makes a drug “special”?
A recent paper by Kacerek and Mattingly (2025) aims to answer why certain drugs are defined as “specialty” drugs and...
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loophole for qualifying for MarketPlace coverage with $0 income?
30 year old; single; male; no health conditions or disabilities; living in Florida I will be starting graduate school (that...
Boyfriend insurance denied hospital stay
Hi all! My boyfriend was recently hospitalized with appendicitis (we live in California). He had surgery at 4pm and was...
Can a new President make health policy changes on ‘Day One?’
When a new Commander in Chief takes office – and their party also controls both chambers of Congress – how...
Insurance Help!
Hello everyone, I need advice on how to handle an issue related to my health insurance. In May 2024, I...
New California Laws Target Medical Debt, AI Care Decisions, Detention Centers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As the nation braces for potential policy shifts under President-elect Donald Trump’s “Make America Healthy Again” mantra,...
Received PTC through Covered California even though I didn’t qualify.
I'm not sure how bad the damage is going to be yet as I have no received my 1095A. But...
CMS comes out with List of Drugs for 2027 Price Negotiation
From the CMS document “Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program: Selected Drugs for Initial PriceApplicability Year...
Doctor says they’ll cover the cost if my insurance denies- is this too good to be true?
I have United Health Care (primary) and UMR (secondary) and am scheduled to have a colonoscopy and endoscopy on tuesday....
Received bill of $500 from BlueCross and BlueShield of Alabama
Delete if needed but I don't know where else to go to ask about this. I recently received a bill...
