Industry Updates
This broad category includes articles concerning health insurance costs, carrier and health plan news, changing benefits technology, and surveys by the Kaiser Family Foundation and others on employee benefits.
California is projected to experience the largest potential losses in Medicaid coverage if federal work requirements are enacted.
Shares of U.S. health insurers jumped on Tuesday after a bigger-than-expected increase in the government’s reimbursement rates for Medicare Advantage plans in 2026 signaled some relief for a sector burdened with steep medical costs. Medicare-focused insurer Humana (HUM.N), opens new tab led gains with a 16% jump, while other health insurers including UnitedHealth Group (UNH.N), opens new tab, ...
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that pharmaceutical imports will soon be hit with “major” tariffs as part of his efforts to drive manufacturing back to the U.S. Drug imports evaded the first round of tariffs that Trump imposed on countries around the world, but the president said they will not be spared. “We’re going to ...
Health insurance premiums and related costs are a significant burden for small businesses, and a new study from banking giant JPMorgan Chase finds that many dropped coverage from one year to the next to mitigate the expense. The report, compiled by the JPMorgan Chase Institute, found that about a third of small businesses canceled their coverage between ...
Even before President Trump’s announcement that he plans a “major tariff” on pharmaceuticals, the sector was getting hammered in the markets — and not just over concerns about higher costs. Why it matters: Investors are also responding to broader uncertainty about the Food and Drug Administration and how the industry will be regulated, experts tell Axios. ...
The future of benefits selection should feel less like an overwhelming trip to an unfamiliar supermarket and more like the seamless, intuitive experience of online shopping.
A coalition of states sued the Trump administration last Tuesday over its decision to cut $11 billion in federal funds that go toward COVID-19 initiatives and various public health projects across the country.
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks $11 Billion In Trump Administration’s Cuts To Public Health Funding
A federal judge last Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration's move to cut over $11 billion in public health funding to states after 23 states and the District of Columbia sued to keep the funding intact.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized an increase of the average benchmark payments to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans by 5.06%, or $25 billion, on Monday. It is nearly a three-percentage-point increase over the advance notice proposed in the waning days of the Biden administration and will be seen as favorable to payers. ...
Commonly used drugs like Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic were exempt from President Donald Trump’s expansive reciprocal tariffs announced earlier this week, which are expected to drive prices up across several industries, though analysts and Trump have warned that future tariffs will likely target imported medicines. Key Facts Trump imposed a baseline 10% on most U.S. imports ...