Public Option Would Be Destabilizing, NAHU Exec Says At CapCon
March 2, 2021
The public option would destabilize current insurance markets, while the cost of Medicare for All is not sustainable. Read More
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Becerra Distances Himself From ‘Medicare For All,’ Appears On Track For Confirmation
March 2, 2021
After his second round of congressional questioning this week, Xavier Becerra appears on track to be confirmed as the next HHS secretary, even according to one of his detractors. Read More
No Hotter Health Care Issue Than Drug Pricing, Lobbyist Says
March 2, 2021
There is no health care issue hotter than drug pricing, Jonathon Jones told members of the National Association of Health Underwriters at their virtual Capitol Conference. Jones is a partner with the government relations consultant Peck Madigan Jones. Read More
Insurers Urge SCOTUS To Take A Look At Appeals Court Ruling On ACA Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments
March 2, 2021
Two insurers are urging the Supreme Court to review a lower court decision that they say could prevent many plans from receiving the full amount in owed cost-sharing reduction payments. Read More
The Democrats Are About To Set A Whopper Of An Obamacare Political Time Bomb For Republicans
March 2, 2021
Contained inside the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill is a political time bomb for Republicans. Included in the bill’s... View Article Read More
One Medical’s Coronavirus Vaccine Practices Spark Congressional Investigation
March 2, 2021
The consequences are deepening for concierge health care provider One Medical following an NPR investigation that found the company administered COVID-19 vaccinations... View Article Read More
Employers Cut Health Costs With Incentives for Patients, Doctors
March 2, 2021
Employers can cut their health-care expenses by paying top medical providers a flat rate for a bundle of related services... View Article Read More
Biden To Announce ‘Historic Partnership’: Merck Will Help Make Johnson & Johnson Coronavirus Vaccine, Officials Say
March 2, 2021
President Biden will announce Tuesday that pharmaceutical giant Merck will help make Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot coronavirus vaccine — an unusual pact between... View Article Read More
‘Please Hear Me Clearly’: CDC Director Urges States Not To Reopen Too Soon As Cases Plateau
March 2, 2021
The U.S. has hit a plateau in coronavirus cases and deaths that signal a “potential shift in the trajectory of the pandemic,”... View Article Read More
Biden’s Virus Relief Plan Threatens to Trigger Medicare Cuts
March 2, 2021
President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package would trigger cuts to Medicare and other programs early next year unless... View Article Read More