Important Deadline for Changing Medicare Coverage Near
November 30, 2017
For those over 65 looking to change their Medicare coverage, an important deadline is quickly approaching. Read More
Medicare/Medicaid Posts
Red Flags Raised About Skinny Plans
November 30, 2017
Consumers coping with the high cost of health insurance are the target market for new plans claiming to be lower-cost alternatives to the Affordable Care Act that fulfill the law’s requirement for health coverage. Read More
Trump Health Pick Parries Questions On Drug Cost, Health Law
November 30, 2017
Calling it the opportunity of his lifetime, President Donald Trump’s pick for health secretary pledged Wednesday to help lower drug prices and said he’d carry out the Obama-era health law his boss has been unable to erase. Read More
Trump Backs Bipartisan Obamacare Market Bill, Boosting Tax Plan
November 30, 2017
President Donald Trump told Republican senators on Tuesday he supports an Obamacare market stabilization bill offered by Republican Lamar Alexander and Democrat Patty Murray, which may help bolster support for the tax-cut legislation headed for a vote this week. Read More
Insurance Officials Worry Mandate Repeal Will Damage Markets
November 30, 2017
Many state insurance officials, even some in red states, are warning that repealing ObamaCare's individual mandate in the GOP tax-reform bill would cause damage to their markets. Read More
Wary Of Exchanges, Insurers Are Wooed By Expanded Medicaid Program
November 14, 2017
In California and much of the country, it’s a tale of two programs under the Affordable Care Act: state insurance exchanges and expanded Medicaid. Read More
Pressure Builds To Cut Medicare Patients In On Prescription Deals
November 14, 2017
Medicare enrollees, who have watched their out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs climb in recent years, might be in for a break. Read More
Senators Call for Crackdown on Pharmaceutical Industry “Revolving Door”
November 7, 2017
Seven Democratic U.S. senators on Thursday introduced legislation designed to slow the “revolving door” between federal agencies such as the Drug Enforcement Administration and the pharmaceutical companies they regulate. Read More
Children’s Health Bill Clears House as States Struggle to Keep Programs Afloat
November 7, 2017
The House passed a bill on Friday that would provide five years of funds for the popular Children’s Health Insurance Program, over vehement objections from Democrats who opposed the way it would be financed. Read More
California Health Insurers Make Billions Through Medicaid
November 7, 2017
Medicaid is rarely associated with getting rich. The patients are poor, the budgets tight and payments to doctors often paltry. Read More