Author: Scott Welch
The Trump administration on Thursday announced agreements with two leading drugmakers to reduce the prices many Americans pay for several of their most popular drugs. “Today, I’m thrilled to announce that the two world’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturers, Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, have agreed to offer their most popular GLP-1 weight loss drug — I ...
The median health insurance premium for small businesses has risen by 23% since 2022, far outpacing inflation over the same period. Even after adjusting for inflation, health insurance costs still exceeded inflation by more than 13% in that period, leaving many small business owners struggling to keep up with cost increases. “Health insurance costs are ...
President Donald Trump spooked health insurance investors Saturday by proposing in a Truth Social post — in response to the current fight in Congress over federal health insurance premium subsidies — that the government should send health insurance subsidies straight to consumers, rather than to health insurers. Trump posted the following: “I am recommending to Senate ...
Health insurers felt the sting of elevated medical costs yet again in the third quarter, with the congressional debate over the Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies looming large for investors. UnitedHealth Group was the most profitable company in the third quarter, bringing in $2.3 billion in earnings. The Cigna Group was the next-highest earner with ...
Enough Senate Democrats are poised to accept a deal to reopen the government without a concrete agreement to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies — but with the promise of a showdown vote on the assistance next month. Why it matters: If a bill to temporarily fund the government passes this week, it would be a relief ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued new guidance allowing Medicare Advantage plans to maintain coverage of certain telehealth services that technically expired when federal telehealth authorities lapsed on October 1, 2025. Under the announcement, CMS will temporarily waive the prohibition on mid-year benefit changes to permit plans to continue offering these ...
High-deductible health plans were introduced to curb rising health care premiums and costs with the aim of giving employees more control over spending and driving a consumer-driven approach to care. Yet over time, HDHPs have shifted from being a strategic choice to a default option for millions of Americans: today, 58% of privately insured individuals are enrolled, ...
Walking for at least 10 or 15 minutes at a time might do more for your health and longevity than spreading your steps out into shorter walks throughout the day, a large-scale study suggests. The study, published in October, looked at the effects of how people gather their steps each day, as well as how many ...
David Delfiner and Lisa Parsons received a shocking letter from their health insurance provider when they checked their mail last week. Their monthly health insurance cost will increase from $350 a month this year to $2,221 starting in 2026. “It’s insane. It’s unbelievable,” said Parsons, a 59-year-old retiree living in South Lake Tahoe. The couple is not ...
After several volatile years after the Affordable Care Act was first implemented, individual Marketplace premiums have become more similar to employer-sponsored coverage. “When insurers entered the ACA Marketplaces in 2014, they were operating with virtually no experience participating in an individual market like this,” according to a Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker report. “Insurers must submit premiums almost a year in advance ...