Covid-19 is accelerating the Medicare trust fund’s dive toward insolvency
(By Gretchen Jacobson for STAT) The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed another victim: Medicare’s trust fund. The Congressional Budget Office released
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HHS Plan to Improve Rural Health Focuses on Better Broadband, Telehealth Services
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) Knowing it may be met with some skepticism, the Trump administration Thursday
Read MoreHalf of Americans fear major health event will lead to bankruptcy, study finds
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Fifty percent of adults in the U.S. are concerned that if their household
Read MoreState laws regarding generic drug and interchangeable biologic substitutions vary widely in the US
According to researchers, generic drugs saved the U.S. health care system $1.7 trillion between 2007 and 2016, and biologics currently
Read MoreOut-of-network providers price gouging COVID-19 tests, AHIP says
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Out-of-network providers are inflating the price of COVID-19 diagnostic and antibody tests, according
Read MoreCommunicating to employees the investment and pre-tax benefits of an HSA
According to a survey by Plan Sponsor Council of America, part of the American Retirement Association, despite the increasing popularity
Read More10 most expensive drugs in the US
(By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review) Spinal muscular atrophy treatment Zolgensma’s annual price tag of $2,125,000 makes it the
Read MoreReverse this retirement withdrawal and it could cut your Medicare costs
You have to August 31st to reverse your retirement minimum distributions (RMDs). Why? The CARES Act allows retirement savers to
Read MoreRather Than Give Away Its COVID Vaccine, Oxford Makes a Deal With Drugmaker
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) In a business driven by profit, vaccines have a problem. They’re not very
Read MoreSeveral Blues plans are offering 2nd round of refunds to members
Many health plans offered premium assistance earlier in the year, but amid strong financial performance, several insurers are coming back
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