Hospitals That Receive Top Marks in Quality Rankings Earn Mediocre Reviews Online, Analysis Finds

Hospitals that receive top marks from U.S. News and World Report don't always earn the same praise from patients, according to a new analysis. 

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Collins ‘Optimistic’ ObamaCare Fixes Will Pass

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Monday that she is “optimistic” that the ObamaCare fixes she is pushing for can still pass, despite the deadline for voting on them having “slipped.”

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Liberty Mutual Sells Life Unit, Realigns Property/Casualty

Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. will realign its property/casualty operations following the announcement it would sell its life and disability insurance unit to Lincoln Financial Group for about $3.3 billion, Liberty Mutual said in a statement Friday.

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GOP Looking at CHIP Funding, Cadillac Tax Delay for Averting Shutdown

With little hope of an immigration agreement this week, Republicans in Congress are looking to head off a government shutdown this weekend by pairing another stopgap spending measure with long-term funding for the popular Children’s Health Insurance Program, daring Democrats to vote no.

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Special Enrollment Periods Mean Sign Ups Whenever During The Year

While the official deadline to enroll in health insurance plans for 2018 has passed, many Nevadans may qualify for a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) that enables them to get coverage outside the normal Open Enrollment window, which closed on December 15, 2017. The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange (Exchange), Nevada’s state agency that helps people get affordable health coverage through the online marketplace, Nevada Health Link, is encouraging consumers to contact an enrollment professional to find out if their circumstances make them eligible to enroll at any time during the year.

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Medicaid Rule Puts Work On States’ Shoulders

The Trump administration’s watershed decision Thursday to allow states to test a work requirement for adult Medicaid enrollees sparked widespread criticism from doctors, advocates for the poor, and minority and disability rights groups.

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Lawmakers Weigh Measure to Fight High Drug Prices

Lawmakers are considering adding a measure aimed at fighting high drug prices to an upcoming spending deal, in what would be a rare defeat for the powerful pharmaceutical industry.

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Fed Up With Drug Companies, Hospitals Decide to Start Their Own

For years, hospital executives have expressed frustration when essential drugs like heart medicines have become scarce, or when prices have skyrocketed because investors manipulated the market.

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Senate Panel Advances Trump Health Secretary Pick

A Senate committee has signed off on President Donald Trump's pick for health secretary, clearing the way for final confirmation of Alex Azar.

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IRS Extends Deadline to File Health Insurance Forms

The IRS has extended until March 2 the deadline for employers and insurers to provide 2017 health insurance information forms to employees.

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