Author: Scott Welch
U.S. pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced Tuesday it is suing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, becoming the latest of several organizations challenging the provision established by the Inflation Reduction Act. J&J joins fellow pharmaceutical companies Merck & Co., Bristol Myers Squibb as well as ...
It has become as familiar a sight in Washington as the cherry blossoms in spring: lobbyists from the nation’s hospitals descending on the Capitol to ask lawmakers to postpone billions in Medicaid funding cuts prescribed by the Affordable Care Act — cuts industry leaders agreed to years ago.
Republican members of California’s congressional delegation, this week sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom, urging him to end the state tax on health savings accounts. Dubbed HSAs, these accounts allow someone to set aside money on a pre-tax basis to pay for qualified medical expenses.
The new regulations, which still need to go through a public comment period, would require insurers to study whether their customers have equal access to medical and mental health benefits and to take remedial action, if necessary.
As the industry gears up for open enrollment to begin this fall, a new report offers a look into the major factors that could impact premium changes in the individual and small group markets. The top issues to watch over the next several months include ongoing inflation, the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency ...
Inflation may be cooling, but high medical costs could still make consumers pay more for Affordable Care Act health insurance in 2024.
Clean, safe drinking water is a luxury that many people in the United States take for granted. But your tap water may not be as safe as you think. Nearly half of US tap water, from both public utilities and private wells, contains so-called forever chemicals—commonly known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS—according to ...
The Supreme Court just issued two decisions that will affect the legal landscape for employers for years to come. Although the Court’s rulings on affirmative action and religious accommodation will have different short-term impacts, it is highly likely that each decision will give rise to new legal challenges that could significantly alter how employers hire and manage their workers.
A recent report from the Conference Board says businesses that require or ask their remote workers to come back to the workplace are getting serious pushback. The desire to continue to work remotely is so strong that many employees say they will quit working if they can’t stay away, and find an employer that permits remote working.
The United States has reached a milestone in the long struggle against Covid: The total number of Americans dying each day — from any cause — is no longer historically abnormal.