CalPERS Health Chief Wields The Power Of Data To Tame Costs

As prices for drugs and procedures soar, and health insurance premiums for employer-based and individual policies inexorably climb, more than are few people are asking: Is the health care industry spiraling out of control?

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Senate Passes Measure to Require Disclosure of Drug Prices in TV Ads

The Senate on Thursday passed a measure to provide funding to require drug advertisements to disclose the price of the drug after a last-minute push.

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Cigna, Express Scripts Shareholders Approve $67B Deal

Shareholders with both Cigna and Express Scripts voted to approve the insurer’s $67 billion acquisition of the PBM, the companies announced on Friday.

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GOP Senators Introduce Bill to Preserve ObamaCare’s Pre-Existing Conditions Protections

Ten GOP senators this week introduced legislation that they say would protect ObamaCare provisions for people with pre-existing conditions.

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States Suing Over Association Health Plans Seek Quick Win

A group of states challenging the federal government's expansion of Association Health Plans (AHP) has asked a federal judge to hand them an immediate legal victory.

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How a California Bill Could Upend the Dialysis Industry

This week is make or break for a California bill that has the potential to sap hundreds of millions of dollars in profits from dialysis providers in the state.

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Morgan Stanley: 1 in 10 Hospitals at Risk for Closure

Morgan Stanley, an investment bank and financial services company, analyzed data on more than 6,000 hospitals and found that 450, or 8%, are at risk for closure. Plus, an additional 10% are performing weakly, meaning close to 20% of hospitals are not operating in a “healthy” way. 

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Doctor, Hospital Groups Organize to Oppose Single-Payer in California

A group of influential, deep-pocketed business and health care organizations that have long helped shape the legislative agenda in California have joined forces to oppose any future effort to craft a universal, single-payer health care system for the nation’s largest state.

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Will Single Payer Be The Demise of Gov. Gavin Newsom?

Unless the California coastline sinks into the Pacific before November 6, 2018, Gavin Newsom will be the state’s next governor. Just look at the numbers.

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IRS Proposals Clear Way for Trump Tax Cut for Insurance Brokers

The Treasury Department has moved to clear up some confusion in the Trump tax cut law by proposing that the full 20 percent deduction for pass-through businesses be made available to a broad spectrum of small businesses, including insurance agents and brokers.

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