JEFFERSON, Mo. (KAIT/Edited News Release) – On Friday, March 29, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it has enrolled 6,054 Missouri veterans in VA health care over the past 365 days; 27.85% more than it enrolled the previous year.
Nationally, VA enrolled 401,006 Veterans in VA health care over the past 365 days; 30% more than the 307,831 it enrolled the previous year.
This is the most yearly enrollees in at least five years at VA, and nearly a 50% increase over pandemic-level enrollment in 2020.
This historic enrollment has been made possible by the PACT Act, which has…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than 2,000 West Virginia veterans enrolled in VA health care over the past 365 days.
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced on Friday that 2,051 veterans are now enrolled in VA health care, a 23.41% jump compared to the previous year.
Nationally, VA enrolled 401,006 Veterans in VA health care over the past year. That’s the most yearly enrollees at VA in the last five years and a 50% increase over pandemic-level enrollment in 2020.
The 401,006 enrolled is 30% more than the 307,831 that signed up the previous year.
“We want every eligible Veteran to…
Detroit — With syphilis rates surging in Michigan and across the country, the Detroit Health Department is offering free health screenings for the virus all week, along with HIV, and screenings for several other wellness measures at eight locations across the city.
The screenings, which are part of Public Health Week, are free of charge, regardless of insurance status, and no appointments or identification methods are required, said Denise Fair Razo, Chief Public Health Officer for the city of Detroit.
“Syphilis is really high in our community — in fact, in the last I believe 90 days, we have seen…
General and health insurers have recently rolled out a “cashless everywhere” facility in India that allows policyholders to access cashless facilities for medical treatment in any hospital. Even if the institution is not in the network of your insurance company, you can still avail cashless treatment there. If it is a planned treatment, all you need to do is inform your insurance company at least 48 hours prior to admission to avail of cashless treatment at a non-network hospital. For emergency hospitalization, you can inform your insurer within 48 hours of admission. Previously, policyholders had to pay for treatment at…
The Medicaid unwinding is nearly a year old, and more Medicaid recipients than expected have been rolled back from the public health insurance program, statistics show.
More than 18 million people have been disenrolled from Medicaid since the unwinding began April 1, 2023. This number is up from the 15 million count currently projected by the federal government.
Millions of those enrolled in Medicaid coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic have been allowed to stay in the program during the federal public health emergency. But the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 delinked the end of the Medicaid continuous enrollment provision from…
Private medical insurance is booming: historic waiting lists for treatment in the UK’s strained NHS and a crisis in primary care have driven demand to its highest in years. But the surge in demand is storing up problems for health insurers — and the customers relying on them.
Patients going private insurers with stretched customer service and in fierce competition for doctors, some of whom are pushing back against what they say are years of near-stagnant fees for operations.
A lack of cover for chronic conditions and frequent changes to policy terms make private health insurance ill-suited to picking up…
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California is one of four states that levies a tax penalty on uninsured households. Many people paying the fines are eligible for heavily subsidized health insurance through Covered California.
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Californians without health insurance are again facing tax penalties this year, and some may pay more in fines than they’d spend buying coverage, state officials say.
That’s because some of them may qualify for heavily subsidized insurance and don’t know it. California’s insurance marketplace, Covered California, offers health insurance for as little as $10 a month, with rates depending on household income and size,…
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan for a conservative alternative to Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion has cost taxpayers at least $26 million so far, with more than 90% going toward administrative and consulting costs rather than medical care for low-income people.
Kemp’s Georgia Pathways to Coverage offers government health insurance to people earning up to the federal poverty level — $15,060 for an individual adult — if they can document that they’re working, in school, or performing other qualifying activities.
Since July, when the program began, about 3,500 people have signed up, according to state officials. That’s a small fraction of Georgians…