Author: Scott Welch

UnitedHealth Group Inc. says its U.S. commercial health insurance enrollment grew faster than its government plan and international health insurance enrollment in the fourth quarter of 2019.

The Supreme Court will be reviewing a decision by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals that held that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act restricts states’ ability to regulate how pharmacy benefit managers set drug prices charged to pharmacies and by extension to consumers.

In a bold strategy to drive down prescription drug prices, Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing that California become the first state in the nation to establish its own generic drug label, making those medications available at an affordable price to the state’s 40 million residents.

Kathleen Hoechlin lost control as she crested a small jump on her final ski run of the day at California’s Mammoth Mountain two years ago. She landed hard on her back, crushing one of the vertebra in her lower spine “like a Cheerio,” she said.

The Department of Justice told the Supreme Court that the case did not represent an “emergency” that would require a speedy ruling.

Some people spend $200 a month on the golf course or on a fancy cable TV package, says David Westbrook, a hospital executive in Kansas City, Mo. His splurge? He pays Dr. John Dunlap $133 a month for what he considers exceptional primary care.

Cigna and Oscar Health are joining forces to offer health benefits for small employers. The Cigna + Oscar plans will be fully insured and available on the small group market, the insurers announced.

The Trump Administration announced a final rule setting forth standards for determining joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a rule that has been sought by franchisers and companies that employ contract workers.

Covered California Executive Director Peter V. Lee and State Controller and Franchise Tax Board Chair Betty T. Yee urged Californians on Thursday to get health coverage to avoid paying the new penalty now in effect for 2020. Their urging comes as new research released by Covered California shows that many still do not know about the law that took effect on Jan. 1.

Many years ago, Gilbert San Juan watched as a wrecking ball demolished the old St. Vincent Medical Center.