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Rochester family urges lawmakers to pass MinnesotaCare for undocumented Minnesotans
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By Ansari Grant | Sahan Journal
Marco Loera Alvarez’s father, Daniel, started losing weight at an alarming rate after his family immigrated to Minnesota in 2004 from Guadalajara, Mexico.
Daniel Loera, 60, also became irritable and often experienced a sudden loss of energy.
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He was later diagnosed with diabetes and hyperthyroidism, and put on prescription medication to control the illnesses. But Loera has…
Canada’s health insurance industry has a fossil fuel contradiction
Canada is home to two of the largest life and health insurance companies in the world – Sun Life and Manulife. Now expanding into Asia, these are Canadian success stories.
Yet both have a contradiction at the heart of their business model. They are also two of Canada’s largest investors in fossil fuels, including dirty coal, investments that adversely affect the health of the clients they’re insuring.
The German NGO Urgewald just published a global database of fossil fuel investors, companies that own the most stocks and bonds in oil and gas and coal companies. The top five for Canada…
Attorney general, DOH commissioner issue alert on health insurance renewal scams
Fri, May 12th 2023 04:50 pm
Submitted by the New York State Attorney General’s Office
New York Attorney General Letitia James and Acting Department of Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald warned New Yorkers about a new scam targeting New Yorkers enrolled in public health insurance programs and provided important tips to protect consumers.
For the first time since March 2020, people enrolled in Medicaid, Child Health Plus, and the Essential Plan will have to renew their health insurance coverage. James and McDonald are urging New Yorkers to be vigilantes in light of reports of scammers deceptively calling people and asking…
GoHealth Confirms Receipt of Unsolicited Acquisition Proposal From Centerbridge Partners and NVX Holdings
CHICAGO, May 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — GoHealth, Inc. (GoHealth) (NASDAQ: GOCO), a leading health insurance marketplace and Medicare-focused digital health company, as noted in a recent 13D filing, has received a proposal from its two largest shareholders to acquire all of the outstanding Class A Common Stock and LLC Interests that these shareholders do not already own. Independent members of GoHealth’s Board will review the proposal in due course. The Company remains committed to serving Medicare Advantage beneficiaries, working with health plans, and generating value for all stakeholders.
About GoHealth, Inc.
GoHealth is a leading health insurance marketplace and Medicare-focused…
Massachusetts’ Misguided Middle-Class Health Insurance Subsidy Expansion
Proposal to Expand Subsidies Up to $150,000 for a Family of Four Will Have Huge Unintended Consequences
The average annual family health insurance premium in Massachusetts costs more than buying a new compact car (over $21,000/yr), so it is understandable that some are calling for ways to shield patients from this ever-increasing expense. However, the latest proposal on Beacon Hill to expand insurance subsidies up to 500 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) (ie $150,000 for a family of four or $73,000 for an individual), could have long-term irreversible impacts that merit its rejection .
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NC Senate budget revives Medicaid expansion debate, putting law in ‘conflict’ with House
The Senate budget unveiled Monday cuts state laws that regulate hospital competition, placing Medicaid expansion, and health coverage for thousands of low-income North Carolinaians, in conflict.
During last year’s Medicaid expansion negotiations, a key agreement between the House and the Senate was Certificate of Need laws, which limit where hospitals, clinics and other health care facilities can be built. The Senate wanted to pass expansion with Certificate of Need changes but the House did not.
But this year, there was a breakthrough, and in early March, the Senate and House announced that they had reached a compromise deal: Medicaid expansion…
Major Jon Mitchell presents over $500 million budget, urges health, pension cost reform
NEW BEDFORD – Mayor Jon Mitchell presented a city budget to the council Wednesday that topped half a billion dollars.
The totals: $513,169,319.
And by far the largest portion of that is the general fund, which comes in at $458,910,392.
It’s the general fund that includes schools, public safety, and city government.
It also includes health insurance, pensions, mandatory assessments and debt services.
Mitchell was optimistic about the city’s financial future while cautioning that new budget tactics are needed.
He said it’s time to stop “ignoring the elephant in the room” which is rising healthcare and pension costs.
“Over many…