Author: Scott Welch
Less than one fifth of U.S. adults (17%) say they have an idea about their potential costs if they face a need for health care. That’s the finding of a 2023 survey by Gallup recently published in the Bentley-Gallup Business in Society Report. Seventy-nine percent of those surveyed said they did not know how much ...
As Californians grow increasingly frustrated with the mental illness, drug abuse and homelessness evident on streets from San Francisco to San Diego, Gov. Gavin Newsom is staking his political capital on a multibillion-dollar ballot measure aimed at addressing all three problems. Some of his most likely supporters, including some advocates for the mentally ill, aren’t on the Democrat’s side, ...
The White House plans to announce a new federal task force focused on easing health care costs, according to three people with direct knowledge of the matter. The move comes as President Joe Biden seeks new ways to show voters he’s cracking down on the so-called corporate greed that he has increasingly blamed for high ...
For brokers and agencies selling health insurance products in local markets, securing a strong online presence is crucial for business. Mastering local Search Engine Optimization (SEO) should be an indispensable part of your marketing strategy. In this article, we will look at what local SEO is and provide some tips that insurance agencies and brokers ...
Let’s face it: With age comes a lot of changes mentally and physically. Many people feel like they have endless energy in their 20s. Fast-forward a few decades to your 40s and 50s, and the fatigue starts to set in and joint pain begins. And needless to say, staying active becomes more difficult. But the ...
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company will begin manufacturing its own generic medications this week, starting with sterile injectables, founder and CEO Alex Oshmyansky, M.D., Ph.D., said Monday during a White House roundtable on lowering healthcare costs. The company, which launched just two years ago, will first manufacture commercial batches of epinephrine and norepinephrine for patients in the ...
Less than half of employers are confident in the integrity of health care services and fees charged by hospitals, pharmacy benefit managers, third-party administrators and even broker and consultants, says a new report.
The hospital operations giant has lost a bid to dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit in North Carolina federal court, accusing it of scheming to restrict competition and artificially drive up costs for health plans.
Congressional leaders have struck a deal to avert a government shutdown this week, agreeing to punt a pair of funding deadlines later into March to buy more time for spending talks. Under the deal announced Wednesday, leaders have agreed to extend funding for six full bills covering the departments of Agriculture, Justice, Commerce, Energy, Interior, Transportation ...
California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas cast doubt on the latest proposal to create a state-run single-payer healthcare system, saying he likes the idea but isn’t convinced the state can afford it in the face of a budget shortfall of at least $38 billion.