House Passes Tweaks To Shore Up ACA, Lower Premiums
June 30, 2020
House Democrats on Monday passed a bill that would bolster the Affordable Care Act by hiking premium subsidies and incentivizing states to expand Medicaid. Read More
Medicare/Medicaid Posts
Grassley to Renew Drug-Pricing Push ‘With or Without Democrats’
June 30, 2020
The chairman of the influential Senate Finance Committee will push for a vote on his drug-pricing measure without the help of critical allies: Senate Democrats. Read More
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Strike Down Affordable Care Act
June 30, 2020
If successful, the move would permanently end the health insurance program popularly known as Obamacare and wipe out coverage for as many as 23 million Americans. Read More
‘Medicaid Best Price’ Changes Aimed at Value-Based Gene Therapy Contracts: U.S. Agency
June 25, 2020
Proposed changes to requirements that state-run Medicaid programs are given the best drug prices would clear the way for commercial health insurers to enter into “value-based” payment schemes, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said on Wednesday. Read More
California Lawmakers Block Health Care Cuts
June 23, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic state lawmakers agreed Monday on a state budget plan that would avoid the deep cuts to essential health care services that the governor had initially proposed. Read More
Pandemic Forced Insurers To Pay For In-Home Treatments. Will They Disappear?
June 23, 2020
After seven days as an inpatient for complications related to heart problems, Glenn Shanoski was initially hesitant when doctors suggested in early April that he could cut his hospital stay short and recover at home — with high-tech 24-hour monitoring and daily visits from medical teams. Read More
How Unemployment Will Impact the Way We Access Health Insurance
June 23, 2020
The economic impact of job losses relating to COVID-19 will create a dramatic shift in how individuals access health insurance. Read More
Insurers Should Prepare For ‘Volatile’ Individual Market Due To COVID-19 Pandemic: Study
June 16, 2020
The individual market next year is likely to be volatile due to the COVID-19 pandemic as new enrollees could cause adverse selection, a new report said. Read More
Newsom Taps Lightbourne to Lead DHS
June 16, 2020
In a surprising emergence from his recent retirement, when California faces what is arguably its most grave health care challenge in history, former Department of Social Services Director Will Lightbourne has been named the director of the state health care agency. Read More
Senators Call For Permanent Changes To Expand Telehealth Access Post-Pandemic
June 16, 2020
Congress took steps to quickly expand access to telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic . Now 30 senators are calling for those changes to become permanent. Read More