Americans with private insurance are often frustrated in attempts to get and pay for care through their health plan, leaving them with bills they didn’t expect.

New data shows patients who appeal prior authorization denials win about half the time and in some health plans, as often as nine out of ten.

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After UnitedHealthcare denied his surgery, Donald Grant took his 11-page legal and medical appeal straight to UnitedHealth Group CEO Stephen Hemsley — and got his request approved.

The lawsuit over UnitedHealth’s nH Predict algorithm was filed nearly three years ago. Since then, it has survived a major challenge and forced the company to turn over internal information.

Chuck Pennacchio argues Medicare for All requires a state-led movement to overcome corporate and political power.

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The politics of health care are finally catching up with patients and physicians.

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It started as a simple question. Who are the biggest health care companies in the United States?

Why my wheelchair nightmare proves we need the Washington Health Trust

All in the name of preventing fraud, apparently.

UnitedHealth’s CFO says the health care system needs more sunlight. Coming from one of the industry’s most opaque companies, that’s quite a claim.

Last Week Tonight featured the Sunlight Report on UnitedHealth Group, the first-of-its-kind investigation that mapped UnitedHealth Group’s sprawling empire of nearly 2,700 subsidiaries.

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Thirteen health insurers have been approved to sell individual health plans in Washington’s Exchange in 2027.

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These stories illustrate the many costs and consequences of living without coverage—offering windows into the lives of young and middle aged people, white and African American, middle class and workin...

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Public comment All Universal Health Care Commission meetings are public meetings, and members of the public are welcome and encouraged to share their input. All feedback—written and verbal—is shared w...

Whole Washington is working to bring comprehensive health care coverage to the nearly half a million uninsured people in Washington, and bring costs down for the millions more who are burdened by unde...

Millions of children losing Medicaid as GOP law adds paperwork, threatens coverage for millions.

Public comment All Universal Health Care Commission meetings are public meetings, and members of the public are welcome and encouraged to share their input. All feedback—written and verbal—is shared w...

Whole Washington is working to bring comprehensive health care coverage to the nearly half a million uninsured people in Washington, and bring costs down for the millions more who are burdened by unde...

What else has accelerated over the intervening decades? The scope and scale of corporate malfeasance.

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