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Say you go to a doctor or hospital that you know is in your insurance network. You pay your deductible and/or co-pay and expect the rest will be covered by insurance. Weeks or months later, you get an unexpected bill in the mail. While the office or facility you visited was in-network, one or... Read More »
By Gianelli & Morris Posted on May 22, 2024
Insurance companies don’t like ER visits because they are much more expensive than a scheduled doctor visit or even a trip to urgent care. Regardless, emergency departments exist for a reason. People do have medical emergencies, and emergency room physicians are specially trained in emergency medicine to deal with any kind of emergency, including... Read More »
By Gianelli & Morris Posted on May 17, 2024
Despite California’s existence as a state since 1850, bad faith insurance law was still being laid down in the courts as late as the 1960s and 70s and continues to be shaped today. Let’s take a look back at one of the landmark bad faith insurance cases in the state, with a ruling by... Read More »
By Gianelli & Morris Posted on April 30, 2024
How Denials Can Put You in the Poor House, Worsen Your Health, or Both KFF Health News is a leading source of media coverage on healthcare policy. KFF was formerly known as Kaiser Family Foundation, but it changed its name to avoid being confused with the HMO giant Kaiser Permanente, with which it is... Read More »
By Gianelli & Morris Posted on April 29, 2024
Leading the Nation in Serving the Health Care Needs of Low-Income Families and Undocumented Residents Starting on January 1 this year, California became the first state in the nation to ensure that all low-income residents qualify for Medi-Cal, the state’s version of Medicaid. The expansion includes undocumented immigrants who are otherwise eligible for Medi-Cal... Read More »
By Gianelli & Morris Posted on April 25, 2024