Proposed New Rule On Out-of-Pocket Disclosure
November 26, 2019
A proposed rule would require employer-sponsored health plans to provide plan enrollees with cost estimates from different providers. Read More
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‘Public Option’ Draws Voters Unsure About ‘Medicare for All’
November 26, 2019
Anxious about the cost of a single-payer health system, more voters now support the idea of a government-run plan that would compete with private insurance. Read More
Gen Z and Millennials: All About the Benefits, Not Just the Benjamins
November 26, 2019
Competition for employees is fierce, but if employers are trying to attract Gen Z to their workforce by focusing on perks like free avocado toast and ping-pong tables, they’re going about it all wrong. A recent study from Lincoln Financial Group (NYSE: LNC) and the Center for Generational Kinetics shows that traditional benefits like retirement plans and insurance are most important for attracting and retaining Gen Z and Millennials. Read More
Payers, Business Groups Roll Out Massive Lobbying Effort to Get Delay for ACA Insurer Tax
November 26, 2019
Insurer and business groups are ramping up their efforts to delay a $16 billion tax mandated by the Affordable Care Act that is set to go back into effect next year. Read More
White House Unveils Finalized Health Care Price Transparency Rule
November 19, 2019
Hospitals will soon have to share price information they have long kept obscured — including how big a discount they offer cash-paying patients and rates negotiated with insurers — under a rule finalized Friday by the Trump administration. Read More
California’s New Gig Economy Worker Law Faces First Lawsuit
November 19, 2019
The California Trucking Association has filed what appears to be the first lawsuit challenging a sweeping new labor law seeking to give wage and benefit protections to workers in the so-called gig economy, including rideshare drivers at companies such as Uber and Lyft. Read More
Democrat Warren Outlines Three-Year Path to ‘Medicare for All’
November 19, 2019
White House hopeful Elizabeth Warren on Friday outlined how she would implement “Medicare for All” during her first term, including new legislation in her first 100 days that would give all Americans the option to enroll in the government health insurance plan. Read More
Same As It Ever Was: Worker Health Benefits Costs Rise Again
November 19, 2019
In the ever-shifting world of company-provided health insurance, here’s a constant: It keeps getting more expensive. Workers may learn that their doctor will no longer be covered or they might have to pay a higher deductible before most coverage begins. Meanwhile, the employer paying most of the insurance bill faces the same big concern every year: The cost will probably rise higher than wages and inflation. Read More
Azar Says Trump Wants More Aggressive International Drug-Pricing Demo
November 19, 2019
At the president's urging, HHS is working on a more aggressive approach to tying payment for physician-administered drugs in Medicare to foreign drug prices, HHS Secretary Alex Azar said Wednesday. Read More
Dialysis Patients Panic As Financial ‘Life Raft’ Becomes Unmoored
November 19, 2019
Russell Desmond received a letter a few weeks ago from the American Kidney Fund that he said felt like “a smack on the face.” Read More