Dems’ Bitter Pill: Popular Health Provisions Won’t Kick In Until After The Midterms

Democrats are close to making good on long-held promises to lower prescription drug costs and make health care more affordable. The rub? Voters won’t feel much of it until after the 2022 elections. The party is increasingly banking its midterm prospects on passage of the president’s domestic agenda in the coming weeks, convinced that it ...

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Biden Signs Into Law Infrastructure Bill That Pauses Controversial Rebate Rule

President Joe Biden signed into law Monday a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure bill that pauses a controversial rebate rule from going into effect. The law aims to use funding from the cuts and other sources to make major investments in roads, bridges and other transportation items. The massive legislation also includes provisions aimed at increasing ...

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As Big Pharma and Hospitals Battle Over Drug Discounts, Patients Miss Out on Millions in Benefits

In early July, as the covid-19 pandemic slammed rural America, the president of a small Kansas hospital sat down on a Friday afternoon and wrote the president of the United States to plead for help. “I do not intend to add to your burden,” said Brian Williams, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and Desert Storm ...

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Medicare Part B Premiums Are Increasing By 14.5%

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has increased Medicare Part B premiums, deductibles and coinsurance for next year in what will be a significant hike.

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Head Of Nevada Health Insurance Exchange Heather Korbulic To Step Down Dec. 3

The head of Nevada’s health insurance exchange will leave her position in less than a month, the governor’s office announced Monday.

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More Plans, Carriers, Savings Available During Open Enrollment

Open enrollment began Monday on NevadaHealthLink.com, the online health insurance marketplace operated by the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange, which connects Nevadans to affordable health and dental plans.

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Silver State Health Exchange Offering Fewer Benefits For Health Insurance In 2022

Open Enrollment for Nevada's public health insurance policies, The Silver State Health Exchange, began Monday allowing people access to coverage through 2022 with federal and state subsidies to help with affordability.

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Average Family Premiums Rose 4% This Year To $22K Due To Healthcare Use Decline: KFF

The annual family premiums for employer-sponsored health plans increased by 4% in 2021 to an average of $22,221 as the COVID-19 pandemic blunted massive premium hikes, a new survey finds. The Kaiser Family Foundation released its 2021 employer health benefits survey Wednesday, which explored the employer benefits and cost-sharing offered for plans. The survey also found more ...

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Update On COBRA Premium Payments During Ongoing Covid-19 “Outbreak Period”

The COVID-19 pandemic brought changes to many health insurance related items; one of the biggest changes was to federal COBRA administration. COBRA, which allows a person to continue group health coverage upon loss of eligibility for that coverage, normally requires a person to make COBRA elections and initial premium payments within short timeframes – 60 ...

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Researcher: Medicare Advantage Plans Costing Billions More Than They Should

Switching seniors to Medicare Advantage plans has cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars more than keeping them in original Medicare, a cost that has exploded since 2018 and is likely to rise even higher, new research has found. Richard Kronick, a former federal health policy researcher and a professor at the University of California-San ...

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