1 Big Thing: A Nervous Summer For Health Insurers

Rising health costs and expected fallout from President Trump’s tax-and-spending law are casting a pall over major health insurers, who’ve been issuing a steady drip of grim financial forecasts over the past month. Why it matters: Higher drug costs and increased demand for services including mental health care are squeezing health plans. And the new law is ...

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Obamacare Is Most Affordable In These 6 States. Is California One Of Them?

California is one of the most affordable states for buying health insurance through marketplaces established by the Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as “Obamacare,” according to a new analysis. The personal finance company WalletHub found that the average California household spends 5.84% of its income on these types of health insurance premiums. That’s among the ...

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FDA Offers to Trade Faster Drug Reviews for Lower US Prices

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said his agency may fast-track new drugs from pharmaceutical companies that “equalize” the cost of their medicines between the US and other countries, an unusual proposition from the regulator that’s long avoided contentious pricing debates. The comments, made in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s Wall Street Week with David Westin, offer insight into ...

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200% Drug Tariffs Loom As Trump Pushes Reshoring Of Pharma Manufacturing

The Trump administration is threatening to impose large tariffs on drugs imported into the United States, although they wouldn’t take effect for at least a year. “If they have to bring the pharmaceuticals into the country, the drugs and other things into the country, they’re going to be tariffed at a very, very high rate, like ...

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Judge Scraps Biden-Era Medical Debt Credit Reporting Rule

A federal judge in Texas reversed a Biden-era rule on Friday that permitted medical debt to be wiped from credit reports, according to court documents. U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan, a 2019 appointee of President Trump, said the rule by the previous administration exceeds the authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB, an independent agency, finalized the rule in ...

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CMS Proposes 3.6% Pay Bump For Docs, Takes Aim At Chronic Conditions In Physician Fee Schedule

The Trump administration is proposing a pay bump for physicians in 2026, alongside new reforms that align with the agency’s Make America Healthy Again positioning. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the proposed physician fee schedule on Monday evening, which would set the conversion factor, or the amount that Medicare pays per work ...

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