Want a Clue on Health Care Costs in Advance? New Tools Take a Crack at It

Need medical treatment this year and want to nail down your out-of-pocket costs before you walk into the doctor’s office? There’s a new tool for that, at least for insured patients. As of Jan. 1, health insurers and employers that offer health plans must provide online calculators for patients to get detailed estimates of what ...

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‘Not Business As Usual’: Health Lobbyists Brace For Bernie Sanders

Health care lobbyists representing insurers, drugmakers and a range of powerful industry interests are steeling themselves for a Senate chair immune to their usual charms — Bernie Sanders. The Vermont independent is set to take over the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee next month. Leading the panel gives the Medicare-for-All proponent oversight authority ...

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Biden Signs $1.7T Omnibus, Paving Way For Multiple Health Policy Priorities

Just ahead of the year-end deadline, President Joe Biden signed into law a massive $1.7 trillion spending package that includes a slew of healthcare policy priorities. Biden signed the bill late on Dec. 29 after it was flown to him while vacationing during the holidays in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the White House said. In ...

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It’s Official: SECURE 2.0 Is The Law

On Thursday night, President Joe Biden signed the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package which contains the SECURE 2.0 Act—a package of retirement reform that will have widespread implications for the industry and will increase the savings potential for many Americans. The Senate passed the spending bill 68 to 29 on December 22, and the House ...

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These States Tried An Obamacare Public Option. It Hasn’t Worked As Planned.

A trio of Democratic Western states hailed passage of their public health insurance options as important steps toward finishing Obamacare’s work of providing universal health coverage. But an early look at Washington, Colorado and Nevada show their plans to provide more affordable coverage to hundreds of thousands of people aren’t working out as hoped. In ...

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KFF Health Tracking Poll December 2022: The Public's Health Care Priorities For The New Congress

Key Findings: * With the rising cost of living at the top of the public’s mind, the latest KFF Health Tracking poll finds that the public wants lawmakers to prioritize the economy and combatting inflation in the upcoming Congressional term. When asked specifically about health care priorities for Congress, passing a law to make health ...

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America's Health Care Focus Shifting In 2023

America appears to be resetting its priorities when it comes to health care as inflation and talk of a recession loom larger on voters’ minds. Driving the news: A shrinking percentage of Americans across the ideological spectrum view abortion as a top priority heading into 2023, according to a new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public ...

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