Hospital Prices Just Got a Lot More Transparent. What Does This Mean for You?
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Hospitals face the new year with new requirements to post price information they
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Legislative Update
No Surprises Act signed into law; insurers lose yearslong lobbying battle
(By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review) A measure to end surprise medical bills for emergency and scheduled care was
Read MoreSurprise! Congress Takes Steps to Curb Unexpected Medical Bills
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Most Americans tell pollsters they’re worried about being able to afford an unexpected
Read More27 senators urge inclusion of surprise-billing deal in year-end package
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Twenty-seven senators are urging Senate leaders to include a measure to ban surprise
Read More$200 Medicare drug discount cards get key approval
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A nonprofit group that helps the IRS set the standards for health benefits
Read MoreCanada Blocks Export Of Medications In Short Supply In Response To Trump Plan
(By Matthew S. Schwartz for NPR) Ahead of an expected surge in U.S. demand for prescription drugs, the Canadian government
Read MoreSurprise Federal Drug Rule Directs Insurers to Reveal What They Pay for Prescription Drugs
(By Harris Meyer for Kaiser Health News) Health insurance companies will have to give their customers estimated out-of-pocket costs for
Read MorePatients Struggle to Find Prescription Opioids After NY Tax Drives Out Suppliers
(By Anastassia Gliadkovskaya for Kaiser Health News) NEW YORK — Mike Angevine lives in constant pain. For a decade the
Read MoreNew Law Creates 988 Hotline For Mental Health Emergencies
(By Rhitu Chatterjee for NPR) President Trump has signed into law a bipartisan bill to create a three-digit number for
Read MoreTrump Approves Final Plan to Import Drugs From Canada ‘for a Fraction of the Price’
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) President Donald Trump, outlining his “America First Health Plan” Thursday, announced that his
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