Cunningham-Cook opened his piece with the story of Jenn Coffey, a former Republican state representative in New Hampshire “who, like many GOP faithfuls, believed private insurers could solve the healthcare crisis if they were allowed to do things like sell...
Jun 28, 2023 Care Denied: The Dirty Secret Behind Medicare Advantage Written by: Matthew Cunningham-Cook As Medicare becomes increasingly privatized, patients are speaking up about these for-profit insurers’ widespread practice of denying treatments they need. Read...
Recently, I started fighting back against my health insurance company. I was on the phone with the person filing the appeal, but their automated system simply found a keyword and denied the appeal seconds after she hit enter. This opened my eyes to just how really...
“I watched the dismantling of my life. My career in medicine was over. I couldn’t even care for myself properly and I couldn’t drive anymore. No one told me not to it was self-imposed. I still don’t drive to this day. If I have a spasm behind...
Published on The Mighty June 1, 2023 America boasts the best health care in the world. Often we hear stories of people coming to America for life-saving treatments. Yet every day people needlessly die in the good ol’ US of A. Compared to other nations, it’s disgusting...
