Americans are spending down their Health Savings Account
The average Health Savings Account balance was $2,803 in 2018 according to data from the Employee Benefit Research Institute; however,
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Health Care Finance
Medicaid is eating into state budgets and crowding out money for education and other services
Since 2000, states are devoting more of their revenue to Medicaid and are at risk of having Medicaid spending overrun
Read MoreMedicare Advantage plans cost less in both premiums and out-of-pocket costs than traditional Medicare
A recent report from UnitedHealth Group found Medicare Advantage has a significant cost reduction value over traditional, fee-for-service Medicare. Medicare
Read MoreThe Medicare Part D drug plan donut hole is closed, but drugs won’t be free
Who among us has not heard of the Medicare Part D donut hole? Now, how many will admit that they
Read MorePatients Still Struggle To Balance High Costs Of MS Treatment, Despite Generic
(By Sydney Lupkin for NPR) Sometimes, the approval of a new generic drug offers more hype than hope for patients’
Read More297%: The average difference between highest, lowest outpatient charges, study says
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Nationally, the difference between the lowest and highest gross charges for individual outpatient
Read MoreHow to avoid healthcare blunders
A large percentage of Americans, 42 percent of families with children, said they made health coverage choices they regretted within
Read MoreCivica Rx signs agreement with Thermo Fischer Scientific
Civica Rx announced it has signed a seven-year term agreement with Thermo Fischer Scientific to develop and manufacture medications with
Read MoreEmployers’ Dream Of Controlling Health Costs Turns To Workers’ Sleep
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Charlie Blakey had a sense he was sleeping poorly since he often would
Read MoreDid your deductibles reset on January 1st?
It’s a new year and for many people with high-deductible health insurance their deductibles were reset on January 1st, which
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