Three reasons you still need health insurance
In 2019, you were no longer owe a fine to the IRS if you don’t have qualifying health insurance coverage;
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Health Care Finance
CMS Takes Action to Lower Prescription Drug Prices and Increase Transparency
(Source – www.cms.gov/newsroom) Today, the Trump Administration finalized improvements to Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D, which provide seniors with
Read MoreDeductible Relief Day: How rising deductibles are affecting people with employer coverage
(By Matthew Rae, Cynthia Cox, Gary Claxton and Larry Levitt for Kaiser Family Foundation) As deductibles have risen and become
Read MoreWill Washington State’s New ‘Public Option’ Plan Reduce Heath Care Costs?
(By Austin Jenkins for NPR) Millions of Americans who buy individual health insurance, and don’t qualify for a federal subsidy,
Read More‘Sham’ Sharing Ministries Test Faith Of Patients And Insurance Regulators
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) Sheri Lewis, 59, of Seattle, needed a hip transplant. Bradley Fuller, 63, of
Read MoreCivica Rx picked Xellia Pharmaceuticals to make antibiotics for the hospitals in Civica’s network
A group of 800 hospitals created a nonprofit generic drugmaker called Civica Rx, just revealed the first two treatments they
Read MoreGilead struck anti-competitive deals to bolster profits on an HIV drug, lawsuit says
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) In a bid to maintain its dominance in the HIV market, Gilead Sciences (GILD) allegedly
Read MoreWalmart Charts New Course By Steering Workers To High-Quality Imaging Centers
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Walmart Inc., the nation’s largest private employer, is worried that too many of
Read MoreAnalysis of the 2019 Medicare Trustees’ Report
(Source – www.crfb.org/papers) The Medicare Trustees have released their 2019 report, which makes projections for Medicare spending and revenue for
Read MoreDealing With Hospital Closure, Pioneer Kansas Town Asks: What Comes Next?
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) FORT SCOTT, Kan. — A slight drizzle had begun in the gray
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