Author: Scott Welch
Two Democratic senators released their version of a public option health care plan Wednesday, setting the stage for this year’s debate over how best to expand coverage to the millions of people who are uninsured. The proposal from Sens. Michael Bennet (Colo.) and Tim Kaine (Va.) would create a government-run health care plan on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) ...
The Ministry of Labor said late last week that it would not replace it, but build it under the Trump administration’s regulations to manage advice affecting trillions of dollars in retirement accounts. Countermeasures With many rollovers coming into effect on Tuesday, hundreds of billions of dollars a year will be transferred from 401 (k) to ...
California aims to vaccinate up to 3 million people a week by March 1 — more than double its current rate — under a distribution contract with Blue Shield that took effect Monday. The goal was set even as counties continued to face frustrating supply problems.
Newly reported coronavirus infections in the United States continued their steep drop, with about 56,000 new cases reported Monday, though the figure may be artificially low due to the holiday.
A House panel has advanced legislation to expand the eligibility for Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchange plan subsidies, taking another step toward final passage.
CHOICE Administrators announced today the launch of its redesigned website for CaliforniaChoice, America’s largest multi-carrier private health exchange for small business. This is a key milestone in the organization’s larger digitization strategy, which seeks to improve processes, including enrollment and renewals, for customers.
The number of Medicare Advantage plans that offer supplemental benefits continues to grow, according to new data from the Better Medicare Alliance. The analysis, conducted by Milliman, found the number of plans offering such benefits increased across 36 out of 41 categories from 2020 to plan year 2021. That includes increases across 15 of 17 traditional supplemental ...
Covered California launched a new television ad campaign on Monday to reach uninsured Californians during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ads support Covered California’s new special-enrollment period, which started on Feb. 1 and runs through May 15, to let uninsured Californians know that they still have time to sign up for health insurance. “Taking care of ...
Approximately 30% of hospitals are not complying with a new rule that requires them to post payer-negotiated rates, with a lack of resources the main reason, a new analysis found. The analysis of more than 1,000 providers across 27 states completed by consulting firm Guidehouse found larger health systems were more likely to comply with the rule ...
Anthony Fauci said he thinks that by April it will by “open season” for vaccinations in the country, and anyone who wants a shot will be able to get one. Speaking on NBC’s “Today,” Fauci, the nation’s top infectious diseases doctor and science adviser to President Biden, predicted the rate of vaccinations will pick up in ...