Will People Comparison-Shop for Health Care?

If patients know how much their medical care costs, they’ll shop around for the cheapest option — and over time, health care costs will go down. At least, that’s the idea behind the drive to improve price transparency, a strategy embraced by Donald Trump, among others.

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Group Doctor Visits Gain Ground

WANT to spend more quality time with your doctor? Maybe you should try joining a group.

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Advocates Urging Immigrant Parents to Sign Up Children for Medi-Cal

About 170,000 children and teens are expected to qualify for coverage when Medi-Cal, California's version of Medicaid, is expanded on May 16. California is the first state in the nation to extend coverage to children in the U.S. illegally.

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Cigna Says Acquisition by Anthem May Not Happen This Year

Cigna Corp.’s acquisition by health-insurance rival Anthem (NYSE:ANTM) may not be approved this year, Cigna (NYSE:CI) said Friday in a regulatory filing.

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Access to Health-Care Prices Doesn’t Lower Spending

If people know how much health care services cost, they’ll shop for the best prices and spend less — or so the theory goes. That’s why the Massachusetts law intended to lower costs included a requirement that doctors, hospitals, and insurers provide cost estimates.

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IRS Correctly Calculated ObamaCare Tax Credit on 93% of Returns

The Internal Revenue Service correctly determined the allowable amount of the ObamaCare-related premium tax credit on most tax returns, a report made public Tuesday found.

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