Author: Scott Welch
As part of our ongoing commitment to provide you with information and resources to assist your clients, colleagues, and others who may need help in connection with the current Southern California wildfires, you should find the following helpful.
Blue Shield Of California Restructures, Launches Health Services Business And Names First Female CEO
The bevy of changes for the massive California nonprofit is meant to improve operations, and should also give Blue Shield a financial leg-up as it competes with well-funded for-profit peers.
Health care centers and medical facilities remain closed as the devastating California wildfires spread. Several health care centers are rescheduling non-emergency procedures.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a $322 billion budget without a deficit, a welcome change after two years of significant budget shortfalls in the nation’s most populous state. But the budget Newsom announced Monday is mostly a placeholder as California waits to see if incoming President Donald Trump will follow through on threats to revoke billions ...
There have been many stories since the November 5 election about potential health care changes in 2025. People are asking, “What can we expect as far as Affordable Care Act (ACA) changes and continuation of ACA subsidies?” “Will Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) face continuing scrutiny?” “Could we see a future national abortion ban from the ...
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a broad challenge to the Affordable Care Act’s coverage of preventive services in its upcoming term, the latest in more than a decade of battles over the health reform law. A ruling for the conservative Texas employers who filed the case would erode the coverage of tens ...
Agency commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to publish the report, which makes similar allegations against the controversial drug middlemen as the agency’s first report released last summer.
One week before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, the Biden administration is finalizing a rule that sets new standards for the individual market under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). First proposed in October, the rule protects consumers from having their coverage swapped unwittingly. Brokers and agents that violate this policy, and pose other “unacceptable” risks, can ...
More than 90% of American adults have one or more snacks a day, but snacking has gotten a bad reputation for being a harmful habit. Now, new research suggests that snacking can be good for you — when it’s done right. The scientific analysis, published in the European Journal of Nutrition, analyzed data from the Zoe nutrition app, ...
The Biden administration within days is expected to select the next batch of drugs that will be subject to Medicare price negotiations — a process that this time could include Novo Nordisk's blockbusters Ozempic and Wegovy.