As billions in tax dollars flow to private Medicaid plans, who's minding the store?
on Ven, 2018-10-19 10:50 Alyssa
With no insurance through his job, Jose Nuñez relied on Medicaid, the nation’s public insurance program that assists 75 million low-income Americans.
Like most people on Medicaid, the Los Angeles trucker was assigned to a private insurance company that coordinated his medical visits and treatment in exchange for receiving a set fee per month — an arrangement known as managed care.
News Author:
Chad Terhune Heide de Marco
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