Nov 13, 2020 | Health Insurance, Out of Pocket Costs
Medical debt is not a new problem in the U.S. It has, however, received greater attention in recent years especially following implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—the premise of the ACA is to provide coverage to as many individuals as possible to spread...
Oct 23, 2020 | Health Insurance
Why are we talking about this? Because after the individual mandate installed by the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—which required a majority of Americans to enroll in some form of health insurance or pay a fine—was eliminated in 2017, senators and some states have been...
Jun 19, 2020 | Health Insurance, Letters Supported
As you continue the critically important work of supporting our patients and frontline workers during the COVID-19 crisis, we are writing to urge you to include in the next stimulus package protections for the health care coverage of employees and employers impacted...
May 1, 2020 | Featured, Health Insurance, News
Medical providers are doing everything possible to fight the coronavirus pandemic. “We’re seeing the incredible commitment of doctors, nurses and other care providers during this public health crisis,” says Terry Wilcox, executive director of Patients Rising, a...
Apr 20, 2020 | Health Insurance, State Issues
Since declaring a statewide coronavirus emergency on March 11, Louisiana has taken decisive action to help patients through the public health crisis. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has issued a set of sweeping emergency orders that expand patients’ access to...
Feb 18, 2020 | Actions, Health Insurance
CMS: Don’t Let Insurance Take My Copay Assistance! The Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services has proposed new health insurance regulations that will allow insurance companies to pocket our copay assistance and not count it towards our annual deductibles. We...
