Month: January 2020
Cigna and Oscar Health are joining forces to offer health benefits for small employers. The Cigna + Oscar plans will be fully insured and available on the small group market, the insurers announced.
The Trump Administration announced a final rule setting forth standards for determining joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a rule that has been sought by franchisers and companies that employ contract workers.
Covered California Executive Director Peter V. Lee and State Controller and Franchise Tax Board Chair Betty T. Yee urged Californians on Thursday to get health coverage to avoid paying the new penalty now in effect for 2020. Their urging comes as new research released by Covered California shows that many still do not know about the law that took effect on Jan. 1.
Many years ago, Gilbert San Juan watched as a wrecking ball demolished the old St. Vincent Medical Center.
Drugmakers and the administration headed to court Monday in a fight over a Trump rule that would require companies to disclose the list prices of their drugs in television advertising.
California’s plan to establish a single market for drug pricing within the state could set Medicaid policy for the entire country, some experts say, because the federal-state program requires all states to pay the lowest price available in any U.S. market.
Nevada’s state-run health insurance marketplace reported that more than 77,000 people signed up for coverage next year through the website.
The ObamaCare market is “stable” and profitable for insurers despite the repeal of the law’s mandate to have coverage, a new analysis finds.
Advocates hope lawmakers can beat the odds and move major health care legislation in the new year.
The insurance industry appears likely to have another big year in 2020, as growth in government and commercial markets is expected to continue.