Pharma Sells States On ‘Netflix Model’ To Wipe Out Hep C. But At What Price?
(By JoNel Aleccia, Barbara Feder Ostrov, and Donna Gordon Blankinship for Kaiser Health News) When a long, black bus bearing
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Health Care Finance
Some Hospitals Sue Opioid Makers For Costs Of Treating Uninsured For Addiction
(By Blake Farmer for NPR) While thousands of cities and counties have banded together to sue opioid makers and distributors in
Read MoreHospitals don’t like having to post their high chargemaster rates
The Trump administration has required hospitals to publicly disclose their prices also known as “chargemasters.” Although hospitals chargemaster lists the
Read MoreSmall employers’ support of proposals to control prescription drug costs
Since 2000, small businesses have been responsible for creating 66 percent – almost 60 million people – are employed by
Read MoreWould Medicare for All Require a Middle-Class Tax Hike?
(Source – Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget) With several 2020 presidential candidates endorsing a move to single-payer health care
Read MoreCompression Garments Can Ease Lymphedema. Covering Costs? Not So Easy.
(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) Every morning, Britta Vander Linden dons compression stockings, a cumbersome process she
Read MoreUS spent $631B addressing opioid crisis in last 4 years, study finds
(By Gabrielle Masson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The opioid crisis cost the U.S. at least $631 billion from 2015 to
Read MoreThe HRA rule could be a game changer for health insurance
(By Kathy Hempstead for STAT) The open enrollment season for health insurance is close at hand, providing many people with
Read MoreEmployers say curbing healthcare costs is top priority
According to the 24th annual Best Practices in Health Care Employer Survey by Willis Towers Watson, found although 93 percent
Read MoreWhistleblower Alleges Medicare Fraud At Iconic Seattle-Based Health Plan
(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) Group Health Cooperative in Seattle, one of the nation’s oldest and most respected
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