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Employer health benefit costs expected to jump about 5%, reports say: 29 numbers to know

(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) Two studies published Oct. 6 — one by Mercer shared with Becker’s and one

(By Hannah Mitchell for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medtronic has issued an urgent recall for the remote control of certain insulin pumps

(By Ed Silverman for STAT) Older Americans were disproportionately affected by several different types of infection for which antibiotics were

(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) Kentucky, Maine and New Mexico are all launching new state marketplaces for 2022, transitioning

Despite campaign promises to cut drug prices, the current administration has not coalesced around a plan as they seek to

(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) Anthem Blue Cross, the country’s second-biggest health insurance company, is behind on billions

(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) From 2017 to 2020, the average charge for a helicopter air ambulance rose 22.2

(By Matthew Herper for STAT) The announcement that a pill from Merck and partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics kept Covid patients out

(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) Cigna is charting its third year in a row of Medicare Advantage plan

You can enroll in Medicare health and drug plans from October 15 – December 7. Get ready for Medicare’s Open