Poll: Voters Back Medicare Expansion, Keeping Private Insurance
September 24, 2019
The majority of voters in a new poll supports a health care plan that would expand a public option but maintain the private insurance industry. Read More
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Fewer People Maintain Obamacare Coverage Without Auto-Enrollment
September 24, 2019
Californians who lost the option to automatically re-enroll in an Affordable Care Act exchange plan were less likely to hold on to their insurance coverage than households that could enroll automatically, according to a study published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine. Read More
25 Californians Charged With $150M in Health Care Fraud
September 24, 2019
Twenty-five Southern California doctors and others are accused of billing Medicare and other health plans for $150 million in fraudulent charges. Read More
Where Trump and Pelosi Can Come Together on Drug Prices — and Where They Can’t
September 24, 2019
Many Republicans were quick to criticize House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s new proposal to reduce drug prices. President Trump wasn’t one of them. Soon after the California Democrat released her drug-price bill Thursday, Trump said in a tweet that it was “great to see Speaker Pelosi’s bill.” Read More
Drugmakers, Worried About Losing Pricing Power, Are Lobbying Hard
September 24, 2019
Worried drugmakers are stepping up efforts to blunt proposals in Washington that they view as some of the most serious threats to their pricing power in recent years. Read More
Warren Comes Under New Pressure Over Medicare for All and Higher Taxes
September 24, 2019
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is coming under increasing pressure from her 2020 rivals to spell out how she’d pay for her “Medicare for All” proposal. Read More
The Hidden Battle Over California’s New Vaccine Law
September 24, 2019
Most everyone who heard Gov. Gavin Newsom’s words had the same reaction: He’s finally on board. Read More
Pharma Companies Admit to Sharing ‘Sensitive’ Info to Keep Prices High
September 24, 2019
As U.S. officials press a massive case for alleged generic drug price fixing, authorities in the U.K. have unearthed an example of rivals working a little too closely with each other. Read More
States Flubbed the Rollout of Their Health Insurance Exchanges. Now, They’re Ready to Try Again
September 19, 2019
The launch of President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) was marred by the performance of the newly created state health insurance marketplaces. Read More
House Panel Delays Vote On Surprise Medical Bills Legislation
September 19, 2019
The House Education and Labor Committee has called off plans to vote on legislation this week to protect patients from "surprise" medical bills because of divisions among lawmakers on the panel, according to House aides and lobbyists. Read More