Attorneys General File Suit to Challenge Association Health Plans

On Thursday, August 2, attorneys general from 11 states and the District of Columbia filed suit against the Department of Labor, challenging the Trump administration’s new Association Health Plan (AHP) rule.

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Silver Loading in the Golden State

For those who make too much money to qualify for health insurance subsidies on the individual market, there may be no Goldilocks moment when shopping for a plan. No choice is just right.

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Expansion Of Short-Term Health Plans A Non-Starter In California

The planned expansion of short-term health plans under a new Trump administration rule unveiled this week is on a crash course with a brick wall in California.

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Who Is An Employee? New Standard for 2 Million Workers Spurs Clash at California Capitol

Four years ago, after leaving her career at a medical devices company to raise her children, Ashley Hutton Stanfield became a sales consultant for Arbonne International, a multi-level marketing firm that makes beauty and nutrition products.

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Republicans Eye Another ACA Repeal Vote If Midterms Go Their Way

Many Republicans assume their party will take another stab at repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act if the midterm elections go their way, even though GOP candidates aren't making a big deal about it on the campaign trail.

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Humana Sues Dozens of Generic Drug Manufacturers for Price-Fixing Scheme

Humana has filed a lawsuit against more than two dozen pharmaceutical companies for conspiring to fix the prices of widely used generic drugs, a scheme that forced the insurer to pay for drugs at artificially inflated prices.

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California Insurance Commissioner Urges DOJ to Block CVS-Aetna Merger

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is asking federal regulators to block a pending $69 billion CVS-Aetna merger.

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CMS Finalizes Rule Requiring Hospitals to Post Prices Online

CMS on Thursday issued its final rule on the Inpatient Prospective Payment System, cementing the agency's April proposal to increase transparency by pushing hospitals to post standard charges online in a machine-readable format.

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Trump’s cheaper short-term health plans have coverage gaps

The Trump administration on Wednesday cleared the way for insurers to sell short-term health plans as a bargain alternative to pricey Obama-law policies for people struggling with high premiums.

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Nevada Medicaid shift could impact continuity of mental health care

When Carrie and Jeffrey Olsen took in their year-and-a-half-old foster child, Daemion, they knew that he would need a lifetime of guidance.

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