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.
The IRS has released the 2027 contribution limits for health savings accounts, or HSAs, which offer triple-tax benefits for investors. Starting in 2027, the new HSA contribution limit will be $4,500 for self-only plans, up from $4,400 in 2026, based on the latest inflation adjustments. The HSA limit for family coverage will also rise in 2027. That cap will jump to $9,000, ...
President Trump is signing off on a decision from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) earlier this year to cut down on the number of required vaccinations for children. The president endorsed these adjusted immunization requirements in an executive order on Friday. Trump cited his administration’s commitment to “protecting religious liberty and parental authority” in the order. “Therefore, ...
For decades, an annual gathering of oncologists has featured drug trials that were run mainly at American and European hospitals. But at this year’s meeting, which was held in Chicago over the weekend, the signs are everywhere of China’s ascendance as a powerhouse in drug development — and of the threat that many believe ...
UnitedHealth’s main health insurance business says it will reduce the number of prior authorization requirements for patients under 18 by about two-thirds by Dec. 31. UnitedHealthcare will cut prior authorization requirements for commercial health plans, as well as for Medicaid plans, and the shift will affect reviews for many diagnostic services and routine surgical procedures, ...
Within 24 hours of injecting the first dose of a weight loss medication she received following a visit with a telehealth doctor, Karleigh McClain was admitted to the hospital, she said. The 31-year-old compliance consultant from Hendersonville, Tennessee, said she couldn’t stop vomiting. “Sunday morning, it all hits,” McClain recalled, as she described what happened ...
The nation’s largest virtual care provider is teaming up with the nation’s largest retailer. Teladoc Health announced on Thursday that its services are now available through Walmart’s Better Care Services platform. The collaboration brings Teladoc Health’s suite of offerings — including virtual urgent care, dermatology and nutrition services — to customers seeking both insured and ...
Facing higher premiums and the loss of federal subsidies, 374,000 people with health insurance from the state marketplace known as Covered California canceled their coverage in the first three months of the year, according to government statistics. The cancellations amount to 19% of those who had renewed their policies on the state marketplace during open ...
Major reforms were finalized today to strengthen the No Surprises Act by making the Federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process more efficient and transparent, while also saving money for millions of Americans. The final rule improves the process used to resolve out-of-network payment disputes between providers and payers—cutting administrative costs and improving how disputes are ...
GoodRx announced Wednesday the launch of GoodRx Companion, a subscription program that offers access to virtual healthcare services and prescription medications at discounted prices. Through the $14.99 monthly GoodRx Companion subscription, users can access free and low-cost generic medications, online care visits and additional healthcare services. The company says the new subscription advances its strategy by adding ...
The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company pharmacy often charges prices for prescription drugs that are lower than employer plan cost-sharing requirements for those drugs, according to a new peer-reviewed research paper. Dr. John Lin, a researcher at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, and his colleagues found that employer plans usually ...