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UnitedHealth Group Has Made $24.5 Billion in Profits This Year (So Far) But Still Takes Beating on Wall Street
UnitedHealth Group has taken a beating on Wall Street this week after admitting that its Medicare Advantage plans had to pay out more in medical claims…
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Wendell Potter
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Blue Cross Blue Shield To Pay Largest Settlement in U.S. Antitrust Health Care History: $2.8 Billion
Forcing health insurance companies to do the right thing for patients and their doctors takes time, often many years, whether through changes in public…
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Wendell Potter
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Big Health Insurers Have Begun Their Medicare Advantage Blitz
Something is starting today that once again will set off an enormous transfer of wealth from U.S.
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Wendell Potter
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CVSHealth Eyes Breakup: A Reckoning for Corporate Health Care's Vertical Empire
In a surprising turn of events, sources say that CVS Health is exploring the possibility of breaking up its business empire — a move that could unravel…
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Wendell Potter
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Health Insurers Are Using Venture Capital Investments To Expand Their Reach
Health insurance companies are aggressively expanding to adjacent markets and services, a strategy that has led insurers to make venture investments in…
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Seth Glickman
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Harris Proposes Medicare Expansion for Home-Based Long-Term Care: “It’s About Giving Folks’ Dignity”
Today on The View, Vice President Kamala Harris’ announced a proposal to expand Medicare to cover long-term care at home could be the most meaningful…
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Wendell Potter
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Legalized Racketeering? How PBMs Skirt the Law to Rake in Billions
Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) have been under scrutiny lately for their actions as middlemen in the flow of prescription drugs from manufacturers to…
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Rachel Madley
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The Humana Wall Street/Medicare Advantage Love Story Seems to Be Ending
Why? Because Wall Street, which until this year was head-over-heels in love with Medicare Advantage, is now filing for divorce.
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Wendell Potter
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White House Announces Plans to Address Medical Debt
Yesterday, we had the honor of being at the White House as Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and Lael Brainard…
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Wendell Potter
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Rachel Madley
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Introducing Dr. Seth Glickman
Seth, who will be a regular contributor to HEALTH CARE un-covered, brings a wealth of experience to this fight.
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Wendell Potter
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September 2024

A 50-Year-Old Federal Law Makes It Nearly Impossible to Hold Big Insurance Accountable. I Testified at The Department of Labor About It.
Fifty years ago this month, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) was signed into law with the promise of safeguarding employee benefits.
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Wendell Potter
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Project 2025: The Quickest Way to Decimate Medicare
Project 2025 proposes to make private Medicare plans, also known as Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, the default enrollment option for beneficiaries.
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Wendell Potter
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