Most physicians are against New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's healthcare plan that he says would guarantee primary and specialty care to 600,000 uninsured city residents, according to a poll conducted by SERMO, a social network for physicians.
Kelly Gooch
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has unveiled a $100 million plan that he said would guarantee primary and specialty care to 600,000 uninsured residents, including undocumented immigrants.
A recent survey highlights Medicare Advantage beneficiaries' perceptions of their coverage and whether they are familiar with CMS' star rating system.
Medicaid health plans have traditionally covered such medical services as physician office visits, but now plans are starting to offer coverage for such previously uncovered services as education and housing, according to a Kaiser Health News report.
Horizon Healthcare, New Jersey's largest health insurer, and Envision Healthcare have reached a statewide multiyear agreement opening Envision's physician network to Horizon patients.
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The uninsured rate among children increased between 2016 and 2017, representing 276,000 more uninsured children across the U.S. and the first observed increase in uninsured children since 2008, according to a recent report by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families.
Signups through the ACA health insurance exchanges declined year over year during the 2019 open-enrollment period, CMS revealed on Dec. 19.
Texas has about 4.7 million uninsured people younger than 65, making it the state with the highest uninsured population, according to new Urban Institute research.
CMS intends to give states flexibility to reroute funding of ACA premium subsidies to coverage outside the health law's exchanges, according to Bloomberg.
Nevada has the lowest average Medicare Advantage costs for 2019, according to a study from HealthMarkets, a health insurance agency.