The Know the Lowest Price Act and the Patients’ Right to Know Drug Prices Act
President Donald Trump signed the Know the Lowest Price Act and Patients’ Right to Know Drug Prices Act, which will
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Health Care Redesign
Walmart makes reducing healthcare costs for employees and customers a priority
Walmart, as the nation’s largest employer and retailer, is looking for ways to reduce healthcare costs for its customers in
Read MoreCVS Health-Aetna deal OK’d by Justice Department
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CVS Health entered into an agreement with the Department of Justice to move
Read MoreMedicare-for-All and Public Plan Buy-In Proposals: Overview and Key Issues
(By Tricia Neuman, Karen Pollitz and Jennifer Tolbert for Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation) Medicare-for-All, an approach championed most recently
Read MoreDoctors Give Medicare’s Proposal To Pay For Telemedicine Poor Prognosis
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) The Trump administration wants Medicare for the first time to embrace telemedicine across
Read MoreSpurred By Convenience, Millennials Often Spurn The ‘Family Doctor’ Model
(By Sandra G. Boodman for Kaiser Health News) Calvin Brown doesn’t have a primary care doctor — and the peripatetic
Read MoreThe Health Care Choices Proposal
According to the Center for Health and Economy, the Health Care Choices Proposal which replaces Obamacare entitlements with grants to
Read MoreHigh-Deductible Health Plans Fall From Grace In Employer-Based Coverage
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) With workers harder to find and Obamacare’s tax on generous coverage postponed, employers
Read MoreA Tough Negotiator Proves Employers Can Bargain Down Health Care Prices
(By Marshall Allen for ProPublica and co-published by NPR) Marilyn Bartlett took a deep breath, drew herself up to her full
Read MoreBuyer Beware: New Cheaper Insurance Policies May Have Big Coverage Gaps
(By Alison Kodjak for NPR) If you’re looking for cheaper health insurance, a whole host of new options will hit
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