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U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler Leads Honorees at Bakewell Media and L.A. Sentinel Women’s Luncheon

Alyssah O.Hall Contributing Writer March 27, 2024

U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler will be honored at the “Power, Leadership and Influence of the Black Woman” event sponsored by Bakewell Media and the L.A. Sentinel on Saturday, April 13, at the Fairmont Century Plaza.

Big Insurance Must Help End Surprise Medical Billing

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. National Newspaper Publishers Association President and CEOFebruary 27, 2020

Known as “surprise medical billing,” these unexpected costs arise when a patient goes to a hospital for emergency or non-emergency care, only to find out afterwards that one of the medical providers who administered care was not covered in the patient’s insurance network.