California Sets 15% Target for Primary Care Spending Over Next Decade

A California agency charged with slowing health costs has set a lofty goal for insurers to direct 15% of their spending to primary care by 2034, part of the state’s effort to expand the primary care workforce and give more people access to preventive care services. The board of the state Office of Health Care ...

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Your Employer May Start Covering Weight-Loss Drugs Soon

Hoping your company will begin paying for anti-obesity medications like Wegovy? You may be in luck. A growing number of employers are considering covering the blockbuster weight-loss drugs, several surveys show. Workers will learn whether they’ll gain such coverage for the coming year during open enrollment, which launches this month at many companies. GLP-1 drugs, which treat ...

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Is Your Workplace A Wellness Mirage? A Closer Look At Employee Wellbeing Initiatives

This is according to a Gallup survey of 151 CHROs at large companies earlier this year that revealed wellbeing ranks among top organizational priorities for 23% of CHROs. Many companies have implemented wellbeing initiatives or offered resources to address employee mental health. However, only 21% of employees strongly agree that their organization cares about their ...

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Sitting Too Much Linked To Heart Disease –– Even If You Work Out, According To New Study

Sitting at your desk all day may put you at greater risk for heart disease –– even if you work out in your spare time, according to new research. “Our findings really emphasize the importance of avoiding excess sitting… whether or not you’re physically active,” said first study author Dr. Ezim Ajufo, a cardiology fellow ...

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As Nevada Health Link Open Enrollment Begins, State Highlights New Access For DACA Recipients

Open enrollment has begun for Nevada Health Link, the state-operated health insurance marketplace set up through the Affordable Care Act. The upcoming coverage year marks the first year where access is available to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program recipients.

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New Congress Brings Churn In Health Policy Leadership

Congress’ most influential health panels will see dramatic changes next year, with several advocates on specific issues like mental health, Medicare and drug pricing retiring or losing their reelection bids.

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Medicare Spent $2B On Unneeded Back Surgeries

Hospitals performed more than 200,000 unnecessary back surgeries on Medicare beneficiaries in the U.S. over three years, according to a new analysis. Why it matters: Roughly $2 billion was spent on the “low value” procedures while patients were put at risk of poor outcomes, researchers from the Lown Institute wrote. What they found: The researchers looked at ...

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How Health Care Could Change Under The New Trump Administration

Former President Donald Trump’s election victory and coming return to the White House will likely bring changes that scale back the nation’s public health insurance programs — potentially increasing the uninsured rate.

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Who Will Hold The Key Trump Administration Benefits Positions?

News is starting to surface about rumored and confirmed picks for positions in the new Trump administration. The Trump administration is so new that even rumors about the top contenders are in short supply.

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Potential ACA Actions The Trump Administration Could Take

A new Trump administration could dramatically alter the Affordable Care Act through either massive changes, technical fixes, or cuts to subsidies and protections.

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