Judge rules decision to drop 11,000 people from the state’s Basic Health plan for the working poor because of their immigration status was unconstitutional.
Sherie Brace of Seattle will lose insurance this summer when Washington is set to end coverage for her and 65,000 other low-income residents.
Facing a 43 percent budget cut, Washington state’s Basic Health, a state-subsidized health insurance plan for the working poor, will raise rates rather than drop enrollees, the Washington Health Care Authority announced today. Under one scenario that was under consideration to cope with the budget cuts, as many as 40,000 of the just under 100,000 [...]
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Experts divided over recommendation to screen children for cholesterol
Some clinicians say universal screening is an important tool to help identify children who are genetically predisposed to high cholesterol and to pinpoint others who could benefit from treatment. Others express concerns that screening may do more harm than good.
People in state high-risk insurance plans often feel left behind
The federal health law set up new plans that are cheaper and more comprehensive than the older ones run by states but consumers need to go without insurance for six months to qualify.
Peeking in on your doctor’s notes
Although federal law guarantees patients the right to examine and get copies of their medical records, providers haven’t always made it easy to do so. But the movement to give patients direct access to their health information has picked up steam, and policymakers have encouraged it as a way to empower patients to help manage their health and their medical care.
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