Surprise Medical Bill Moving in Congress Could Help Insurers As Well as Patients December 16, 2019 By John Tozzi and Emma Court Congress is closing in on a deal that could shield patients from surprise medical bills, eliminating a source of frustration...
Hospitals Sue to Block Trump Mandate on Cost Disclosure December 4, 2019 Hospital groups have challenged the Trump administration’s rule that requires hospitals to be more transparent about prices they charge patients...
Lawmakers Cite Own Experiences in Grilling Drug Executives on Prices March 1, 2019 By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Matthew Perrone Channeling the ire of constituents and drawing from personal experience, senators chastised drug company executives Tuesday over the high cost...
Workplace Wellness Programs Are an Exercise in Futility, Latest Research Finds January 26, 2018 By Rebecca Greenfield Workplace wellness programs have two main goals: improve employees’ health and lower their employers’ health-care costs. They’re not very good...
Actuaries: Health Costs to Go Up No Matter What Court Decides on Law June 20, 2012 As the country awaits the highly anticipated ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold or overturn the Patient Protection...
Audit: Nebraska Employee Insurance Costs High May 16, 2012 By Grant Schulte Nebraska taxpayers are paying far more than necessary into the state’s health insurance program because of high administrative costs, poor...
Health Costs of U.S. Climate Disasters of Last Decade: $14 Billion November 8, 2011 By Deborah Zabarenko Deaths and health problems from floods, drought and other U.S. disasters related to climate change cost an estimated $14 billion...
Officials Urged to Keep Minimum Health Benefits Affordable October 7, 2011 By Alina Selyukh An advisory group urged U.S. officials to formulate a set of essential health benefits under President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul...
Geithner Argues Healthcare Repeal Bad for Business January 19, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson Repealing the new healthcare law would be a setback for millions who have gained coverage and be bad for business,...