Care Talk with Laura Packard: American Health Care Explained

Every year, tens of millions of Americans are denied the medical care they've already paid for - not by their doctors, but by their insurers. Miranda Yaver PhD, the author of the new book Coverage Denied, explains how insurers use "rationing by inconvenience", and what patients, advocates, and policymakers can do to fight back in this #CareTalk episode with show host, cancer survivor, and health care advocate Laura Packard from Health Care Voices.Get the book: https://amzn.to/4uCmN6zPlus Louise Norris from healthinsurance.org and Diane Archer from Just Care answer your American health insurance and health care questions on Medicare, the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, private insurance and more.This episode has more about fighting prior authorization problems, losing essential health plan insurance in New York due to income, and how does employer-based health insurance work.New episodes of Care Talk every Tuesday, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Text or call in your health insurance and health care questions in to (202) 838-6837 to get answers in future shows!Free or Low Cost Health Care Resources on our show page: https://healthcarevoices.org/caretalk

How can Americans finally pay less for prescription drugs? Vinny DeMarco from Maryland Health Care for All breaks down what's actually being done to lower prescription drug costs in states like Maryland and Colorado, what still needs to happen, and how YOU can take action in this #CareTalk episode with show host, cancer survivor, and health care advocate Laura Packard from Health Care Voices.Plus Louise Norris from healthinsurance.org answers your American health insurance and health care questions on Medicare, the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, private insurance and more.This episode has more about new open enrollment data for the Affordable Care Act this year, what to do when a patient exam is coded as out of network, are there alternatives to the VA for veterans care, and how do ACA marketplace plans calculate income for subsidies.New episodes of Care Talk every Tuesday, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Text or call in your health insurance and health care questions in to (202) 838-6837 to get answers in future shows!Free or Low Cost Health Care Resources on our show page: https://healthcarevoices.org/caretalk