Author: Scott Welch
A recent court defeat for CVS Health Corp. is shining a light on how health-care corporations wield their financial might over doctors and pharmacies in ways that can put profits over patient care. With more than a dozen similar cases still pending in private arbitration, the pharmacy giant has millions of dollars on the line. The most ...
Vice President Kamala Harris’ selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate is making health care a front-burner issue in the final sprint to the November presidential election. Walz, a 60-year-old former high school teacher and football coach, has a record of supporting left-leaning health care initiatives during his two terms as governor ...
The Biden administration has already completed most of the health benefits regulatory projects on its to-do lists, but it’s still polishing a major set of behavioral health regulations. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Internal Revenue Service are completing an update to the regulations implementing the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, ...
Mark Cuban, the founder of Cost Plus Drug Co., remains committed to disrupting the U.S. health care system to make it more affordable for consumers. “Prior to us, there was no transparency whatsoever, and so nobody knew what the price of any medication was,” the entrepreneur and investor said during an appearance on The Daily Show. ...
The US Food and Drug Administration is poised to sign off as soon as this week on updated Covid-19 vaccines targeting more recently circulating strains of the virus, according to two sources familiar with the matter, as the country experiences its largest summer wave in two years. The agency is expected to greenlight updated mRNA vaccines from ...
Kids around the United States are gearing up for the new school year with many already taking their first-day-of-school pictures in August. Parents and kids are also planning for lunchboxes full of good food. Chef and nutritionist Diane Henderiks joined “Fox & Friends” this week to discuss ways to change kids’ typical lunch routine this school year. Using interactive ...
Altogether, more than 50 percent of eligible Medicare recipients are on the private plans, but a new report from health policy research firm KFF found drastic differences between Medicare Advantage enrollment in California regions.
Premiums for Affordable Care Act (ACA) health plans will increase 7% on average across 324 insurers next year. This increase is on par with premium increases for 2024, according to Peterson-KFF's Health System Tracker.
Although more than one-third of Gen Z adults pay for a cellphone protection plan, only 21% have a renters insurance policy. This discrepancy points to a need for better education about risk and why having the right insurance coverage matters.
Medicare Advantage enrollment has been on a steady climb for the past two decades following changes in policy designed to encourage a robust role for private plan options in Medicare.