Compliance
This section focuses on health care compliance and regulations – both national and state – including the ACA. It includes changes in health care law, regulation, and court decisions and their impact on health insurance professionals, employers, and individuals.
As the impact of COVID-19 continues to be felt around the world, the vast majority of respondents (75%) in a recent AHIP Coverage@Work survey report that their employer-provided coverage was important to maintaining the health and financial security of them and their families during the pandemic. A large majority (71%) also reported that employer-provided coverage was helpful ...
Congress is considering an extension of extra help for people buying their own health coverage on the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces. These temporary subsidies, passed as part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), increased the amount of financial help available to those already eligible; the ARPA also newly expanded subsidies to middle-income people, many of whom ...
Apple Inc. published a nearly 60-page report Wednesday outlining all its health features and partnerships with medical institutions, arguing that such offerings are key to the tech giant’s future. The company pointed to its breadth of existing services — from sleep monitoring and fitness classes to atrial-fibrillation detection and cycle tracking — and promised to build on that foundation. Chief ...
The Biden administration is preparing a sweeping initiative to develop a next generation of Covid-19 immunizations that would thwart future coronavirus variants and dramatically reduce rates of coronavirus infection or transmission, building on current shots whose impact has been mainly to prevent serious illness and death, the White House told STAT. To kick off the ...
Hospitals across the country are grappling with widespread staffing shortages, complicating preparations for a potential Covid-19 surge as the BA.5 subvariant drives up cases, hospital admissions and deaths. Long-standing problems, worker burnout and staff turnover have grown worse as Covid-19 waves have hit health care workers again and again — and as more employees fall ...
It’s estimated that there are more than 250,000 Nevadans who depend on insulin to survive — but the price of the medication is steep.
The deal expands Amazon's reach into primary care as it also operates Amazon Care, which offers both virtual care services as well as in-home care to employees and other companies.
Manchin has told Senate leadership that he will support the extension as part of a narrow spending bill aimed at lowering drug prices, according to a report in Politico. The development comes as the healthcare industry has been imploring Congress to extend the enhanced subsidies that will expire after this year.
While doctors agree it’s unlikely people will get infected twice with the same variant, it’s probable over the long term that new COVID variants could infect people again due to the lightning-speed evolution of the novel coronavirus.
While many workers are quitting their jobs, most are actually switching jobs. Employers in all sectors are working to meet demand and fill vacancies, but this competitive labor market can present opportunities for strategic leaders. Forward-thinking employers use data to understand the benefits priorities of their employees and candidates and craft a competitive recruitment and retention plan. Survey ...