Michelle Andrews
Health Policy Reporter and Columnist at Freelance
Contributor at KFF Health News
Contributor at KFF Health News
Health policy reporter
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1 week ago |
register-herald.com | Michelle Andrews
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1 week ago |
kffhealthnews.org | Michelle Andrews
When Alyne Diamond fell off a horse in August 2023 and broke her back, her employer-based health plan through UnitedHealthcare covered her emergency care in Aspen, Colorado. It also covered related pain management and physical therapy after she returned home to New York City. The bills totaled more than $100,000. The real estate lawyer, now 67, was eligible for Medicare at the time but hadn’t enrolled. Since she was still working, she thought her employer health insurance plan would cover her.
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2 weeks ago |
latimes.com | Michelle Andrews
Patient advocates say they frequently hear from people who thought they didn’t need to sign up for Medicare when they turned 65 because they had group health coverage. That delay sometimes forces people to cover medical expenses themselves. When Alyne Diamond fell off a horse in August 2023 and broke her back, her employer-based health plan through UnitedHealthcare paid for her emergency care in Aspen, Colo.
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2 weeks ago |
wataugademocrat.com | Michelle Andrews
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2 weeks ago |
annistonstar.com | Michelle Andrews
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