5 of the most frustrating health insurer tactics and why they exist

The murder of a health care insurance executive has brought scrutiny to the ways that insurance companies can make it difficult for insured patients to get the care they need.

Paul Shafer, Assistant Professor of Health Law, Policy and Management, Boston University • conversation
Dec. 16, 2024 • ~11 min

Response to CEO killing reveals antipathy toward health insurers − but entire patchwork system is to blame for ill feeling

Insurers in many ways are the face of US health care, which may help explain the public reaction to the murder of an insurance executive.

Simon F. Haeder, Associate Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University • conversation
Dec. 13, 2024 • ~7 min

Fewer diabetes patients are picking up their insulin prescriptions – another way the pandemic has delayed health care for many

World Diabetes Day on Nov. 14 marks an increase in diabetes deaths and new diagnoses as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hinder care for chronic conditions.

Ismaeel Yunusa, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences, University of South Carolina • conversation
Nov. 12, 2021 • ~6 min

If Obamacare goes away, here are eight ways your life will be affected

The Affordable Care Act has a date with the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 10. In the wake of Justice Ginsburg's death, the health car law hangs in the balance of a court with a four-four split.

Simon F. Haeder, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Pennsylvania State University • conversation
Sept. 25, 2020 • ~11 min

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