Author: Scott Welch
The Trump administration has fired the two leaders of an influential health group that determines when insurance must provide free preventive care, like mammograms and colonoscopies, for millions of Americans. In letters dated May 11, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. notified the two doctors who chaired the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force that he was terminating ...
The Trump administration has proposed a “sweeping crackdown” on Medicaid payments that implements, and goes beyond, the reductions directed by last year’s sweeping One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Under a proposed rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services takes aim at state-directed payments, aiming to bring Medicaid payments more in line with Medicare. The ...
The Trump administration recently finalized a major regulation governing the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces, and community health plans are raising concerns about the impact the changes could have on consumers. Heather Foster, vice president for marketplace policy at the Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP), told Fierce Healthcare in an interview that one of the biggest challenges ...
Employer benefits are often an important deciding factor for employees considering a job offer. Employers who review their benefits can attract qualified employees, especially with today’s focus on financial wellness. Although health insurance and retirement plans remain valuable, employers who add less common benefits to their packages can rise to the top of strong candidates’ ...
GLP-1 drugs are a double-edged sword for the nation’s employers. Although they are having a demonstrable effect on workplace health, the high cost is putting a strain on their budgets. GLP-1s, known by brand names such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro or Zepbound, originally were developed to help regulate blood sugar in people with Type 2 ...
Several academic and nonprofit health systems have filed lawsuits against CVS Health, accusing the company and its subsidiaries of improperly pocketing about $250 million of 340B Drug Pricing Program savings from 2020 to 2025. The providers’ legal complaints were filed earlier this week in New York, Kansas and Michigan federal courts. Among the plaintiffs are ...
Sleep is an important aspect of overall health and emotional well-being. The amount and quality of sleep you get can affect your body in various ways. A recent study published in NatureTrusted Source found that getting too little or too much sleep may speed aging in the brain and other areas of the body. Previous researchTrusted ...
Editor’s Note: Covered California is a State-Based Marketplace (SBM). For details on how these new rules will impact Covered California and other SBMs we recommend the following Princeton University linked report: (Broker rule changes appear at the bottom of the Princeton analysis.) https://shvs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/SHVS_2025-Final-Marketplace-Integrity-Rule.pdf. The Trump administration on Friday finalized a major rule reshaping the ...
Enrollment in the Affordable Care Act continues to erode as some customers struggle to make premium payments, with the declining numbers churning market uncertainty for insurers. In response, insurers are likely to raise rates again next year, following this year’s larger-than-typical hikes. Sign-ups were already down in January by about 1.2 million from last year’s record enrollment. For ...
The Trump administration on Monday said it is adding generic medications to its direct-to-consumer drug sales website, TrumpRx, in a bid to expand a platform that is key to his administration’s efforts to lower prescription drug costs in the U.S. The administration is adding more than 600 generic drugs to the site, President Donald Trump said at an event ...