Monthly Archives: November 2018

Will the CVS-Aetna Merger Give Aetna Freedom to Kill?

Recently, a jury in Oklahoma City ordered insurance giant Aetna to pay $25 million to the family of Orrana Cunningham, an Aetna customer who died of cancer after the company refused to cover radiation therapy. “The jury ruled that Aetna recklessly disregarded its duty to deal fairly and in good faith with Cunningham,” according to a Nov. 10 article by the Associated Press.

Niran Al-Agba2020-05-31T00:10:48+00:00November 27, 2018|Categories: Patient, Policy|Tags: Care Quality, Corporatization, CVS, Death, Insurance, Mid-level Care, Nonphysicians, Patient Safety, Third Party Payer, Transparency, Underserved|

Why Affordable Housing Matters in Health Care

Whether we recognize it or not, we’re in a housing affordability crisis. Over a third of households in the U.S., carry a shelter burden that is beyond the standard of affordability – that is, costs usurp more than 30% of monthly income. Locally, rents have increased by 50% over the last 5 years and more startling, the number of evictions has grown by 90% in the last 3 years.

Niran Al-Agba2020-05-31T00:09:09+00:00November 13, 2018|Categories: Equality, Policy|Tags: ACE, Affordable Housing, Child Advocacy, Child Safety, Equality, Health Policy, Inequality, Poverty|