Patient Finds Shopping for Low-Priced CT Scan Doesn’t Pay Off
May 28, 2015
Douglas White knew high-deductible insurance is supposed to make patients feel the pain of medical prices and turn them into smart shoppers. So he shopped. Read More
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Obamacare’s Big Overhead Costs to Top $270B
May 28, 2015
Obamacare is set to add more than a quarter-of-a-trillion-that's trillion-dollars in extra insurance administrative costs to the U.S. health-care system, according to a new report out Wednesday. Read More
House Republicans Take Obamacare to Court
May 28, 2015
Obamacare is once again on its way to court. Read More
Midsize Businesses Seek Relief From Federal Health Law
May 28, 2015
Employer groups and insurers are pushing to keep businesses with 51 to 100 workers exempt from a provision of the federal health law that they say could significantly increase their costs. Read More
NVHCA Pushing for Legislative Study to Review State Funding Formula, Improve Health Outcomes for Nevada’s Senior Citizens
May 28, 2015
Daniel Mathis, president and CEO of the Nevada Health Care Association (NVHCA), is urging state lawmakers to approve an interim legislative study that could improve funding and care provided by Nevada’s nursing homes and related facilities. Read More
Bill with “Zero” Chance Proposes Privatizing Provision of Nevada Medical Services
May 28, 2015
The elderly, the blind and the physically disabled. Thousands of people in these groups in Clark and Washoe counties face major changes in the way assistive services are provided to them should Assembly Bill 310. Read More
Medicaid Expansion Helps Cut Rate of Older, Uninsured Adults From 12 to 8 Percent
May 26, 2015
The health law's expansion of Medicaid coverage to adults with incomes over the poverty line was key to reducing the uninsured rate among 50- to 64-year-olds from nearly 12 to 8 percent in 2014, according to a new analysis. Read More
146K Sign Up During ObamaCare Extension
May 26, 2015
Nearly 150,000 people signed up for health insurance during ObamaCare's extra enrollment period this spring, the federal government announced Tuesday. Read More
Western Dental Says Denti-Cal is Broken, Starts Closing Doors to New Patients
May 26, 2015
Western Dental will begin to close the door to new Denti-Cal patients next month - and will shut some offices altogether - as the company reassesses participation in the state dental program for the poor. Read More
CBO’s ‘Dynamic Scoring’ Could Affect ACA, Other Health Programs
May 26, 2015
On Tuesday, the Congressional Budget Office said that it will use a different type of economic analysis to study federal spending policies' effects, particularly in regard to health care, Modern Healthcare reports. Read More