Amazon Now Accepts FSA or HSA Accounts for Medical Supplies

In a move that signifies Amazon’s continued foray into the healthcare field, the online giant will now accept flexible savings accounts or health savings accounts for the purchase of medical products.

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Antitrust Lawsuit Against Sutter Health by California AG Can Proceed, Judge Rules

Sutter Health failed in its attempt to persuade a San Francisco Superior Court judge to dismiss key claims in the antitrust lawsuit that California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed about a year ago, alleging that the health care giant has used its market power to control prices and exclude competition.

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Health Savings Accounts Can Reduce Tax Bills. But Beware the Paperwork

At this time of year, many people are looking for ways to reduce their tax bills. One option may be to make a contribution to a health savings account.

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Congress Warns Against Medicaid Cuts: ‘You Just Wait for the Firestorm’

If President Trump allows states to convert Medicaid into a block grant with a limit on health care spending for low-income people, he will face a firestorm of opposition in Congress, House Democrats told the nation’s top health official on Tuesday.

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Medicare For All Is Divisive (in the Democratic Party)

No issue animated the Democrats’ 2018 congressional campaigns like health care and the promises to expand access to insurance and to lower costs. But as House Democrats sit down to draft their vision of governance in the coming weeks, lawmakers find themselves badly divided on the issue that delivered their majority.

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Medicare For All A Tough Sell

If there is one ideal invoked by a majority of Democrats these days, it's “Medicare for all.”

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The Word & Brown Companies Achieve HITRUST CSF Certification

The Word & Brown Companies today announced selected systems* used by Word & Brown General Agency and CHOICE Administrators have earned Certified status for information security by HITRUST.

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Medicare-for-All V. Medicare-for-Less: Trump’s Proposed Cuts Put Health Care at Center of 2020 Race

A new proposal by President Trump to slash Medicare spending puts Republicans in a political bind ahead of the 2020 election as Democrats are pitching an expansion of the popular health-care program for all Americans.

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In Dems’ ‘Medicare for All’ Battle Cry, GOP Sees ’20 Weapon

“Medicare for All” has become catnip for Democratic presidential candidates and many lawmakers, yet Republicans prepping for next year’s congressional races are also flocking to it — for entirely different reasons.

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Newsom’s Fellow Democrats Push Him to Do More On Healthcare

On his first day in office, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled an ambitious healthcare plan, including a dramatic Medi-Cal expansion that would cover young adults in the U.S. illegally and provide new subsidies to help middle-class families afford insurance.

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