Centene’s Legal Armor: How Arbitration Clauses Silence Patient Lawsuits
When a Medicaid patient is denied critical care, the logical next step is to turn...
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When Metrics Collide: How Centene Balances State Scorecards with Wall Street Expectations
Every Medicaid insurer lives in two worlds. One is shaped by government scorecards thick with...
Sweeping 2025 Budget Law Sparks Disability Healthcare Access Concerns
New federal law cuts Medicaid and tightens healthcare access, sparking backlash from disability advocates nationwide....
Massachusetts State Troupers Mix Show Tunes and Roadside Help
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. Like many states, Massachusetts is under severe budget pressure due to increasing Medicaid...
Designing the Future of RTPB Tools: Integrating Recommender Systems
While there is government assistance through Medicaid, Medicare, and Children’s Health Insurance Program for low-income...
Disappearing Appeals: How Centene Resolves Complaints Without Changing Outcomes
When Medicaid patients are denied care, they’re told they have a right to appeal. On...
Finding the Care in Health Care with the Trans Income Project
“After the state quietly banned trans adults from using Medicaid to get hormone replacement therapy...
The Second Denial: How Centene Rejects Care Even After State Appeals
When a Medicaid patient gets denied care, there is supposed to be a safeguard. They...
Dr. Yossef Alnasser On What We Must Do To Improve the US Healthcare System
Expand and improve Medicaid and Medicare Put a cap on how much CEO makes in...
The Second Denial: How Centene Rejects Care Even After State Appeals
When a Medicaid patient gets denied care, there is supposed to be a safeguard. They...
The Follow-Up Gap: How Centene Leaves Patients Without Post-Treatment Support
A diabetic woman in Texas had her foot amputated after complications that should have been...
Florida’s Uninsured Tailspin: Impacts on Hospitals, Small Businesses & Youth
Despite a decade of progress, Florida’s refusal to expand Medicaid and rising costs leave millions...
The Lipstick Lie. Medicaid, Work Requirements, and the…
Medicaid, Work Requirements, and the Cost of Looking “Deserving” Photo by Virginia Berbece on Unsplash...
The Loop of Denial: How Centene Forces Patients Into Re-Applications for the Same Care
Medicaid patients enter the system expecting that once their treatment is approved, they will finally...
Shadow Metrics: How Centene Creates Its Own Benchmarks to Fool Oversight Agencies
Medicaid contracts depend on measurement. States hire companies like Centene to manage care, and those...
The Future of Therapy Includes Our Digital Diet
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez 🇨🇦 on Unsplash The average therapy session costs between $100-$250,...
Dying in Silence — Why Mental Health Care is a Luxury, Not a Right
Photo by Nik Shuliahin 💛💙 on Unsplash You guys want to know what really makes...
How Hospitals Can Unlock New Revenue Streams Amid Medicaid Cuts & Imaging Data Opportunities
On July 4, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was signed into law, ushering...
What to Do if a Government Shutdown Affects Your Healthcare (2025)
How the Government Shutdown Today Could Delay Your Medicare, Medicaid, and VA Benefits — and...
When the Safety Net Tears: America’s Health Insurance Crisis at the Crossroads
Originally Published in J. Powell’s LinknedIn Newsletter. An analysis of premium increases and coverage changes...
Medicaids Data Gets an Internet-Era Makeover
Medicaid’s Data Gets an Internet-Era Makeover By STEVE LOHRThe start-up Nuna has built a cloud-computing...
Top Medicaid Planning Myths Dispelled
If you do, your funds can not be commingled. Your statements provide clear proof of...
I have medicaid for my baby,how long can I have it for?
I have medicaid for my baby,how long can I have it for? My daughter is...
Does Kaiser accept Medi-Cal/Medicaid?
Does Kaiser accept Medi-Cal/Medicaid? My family and I are currently with group insurance coverage through...
Work Requirements for Medicaid: Bad for Kids
Tying “work requirements” to Medicaid eligibility, a dramatic and ideological departure from Medicaid policy, has...
Telemedicine Approved for Face-to-Face Medicaid Visits
Healthcare as we know it will never quite be the same again. In early February,...