‘Public Option’ Draws Voters Unsure About ‘Medicare for All’

Anxious about the cost of a single-payer health system, more voters now support the idea of a government-run plan that would compete with private insurance.

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Gen Z and Millennials: All About the Benefits, Not Just the Benjamins

Competition for employees is fierce, but if employers are trying to attract Gen Z to their workforce by focusing on perks like free avocado toast and ping-pong tables, they’re going about it all wrong. A recent study from Lincoln Financial Group (NYSE: LNC) and the Center for Generational Kinetics shows that traditional benefits like retirement plans and insurance are most important for attracting and retaining Gen Z and Millennials.

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Payers, Business Groups Roll Out Massive Lobbying Effort to Get Delay for ACA Insurer Tax

Insurer and business groups are ramping up their efforts to delay a $16 billion tax mandated by the Affordable Care Act that is set to go back into effect next year. 

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White House Unveils Finalized Health Care Price Transparency Rule

Hospitals will soon have to share price information they have long kept obscured — including how big a discount they offer cash-paying patients and rates negotiated with insurers — under a rule finalized Friday by the Trump administration.

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California’s New Gig Economy Worker Law Faces First Lawsuit

The California Trucking Association has filed what appears to be the first lawsuit challenging a sweeping new labor law seeking to give wage and benefit protections to workers in the so-called gig economy, including rideshare drivers at companies such as Uber and Lyft.

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Democrat Warren Outlines Three-Year Path to ‘Medicare for All’

White House hopeful Elizabeth Warren on Friday outlined how she would implement “Medicare for All” during her first term, including new legislation in her first 100 days that would give all Americans the option to enroll in the government health insurance plan.

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