6+ hour, 13+ min ago  (393+ words) SAN ANTONIO " Baptist Health System's parent company, Tenet Healthcare, is in an ongoing contract dispute with insurance provider Cigna. Should the two sides be unable to reach terms before the Dec. 31 deadline, Baptist Health said 1.4 million Texas families that use…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (205+ words) WASHINGTON " Medicaid programs made more than $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died, according to a new report from the independent watchdog for the Department of Health and Human Services. But…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (702+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that nine drugmakers have agreed to lower the cost of their prescription drugs in the U.S. Pharmaceutical companies Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Genentech, Gilead Sciences, GSK, Merck, Novartis and Sanofi will now rein in…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (607+ words) Christine Benz Of Morningstar Paired with high-deductible healthcare plans, health savings accounts help ease healthcare costs. HSAs are a triple tax-advantaged vehicle in the tax code, allowing for pretax contributions, tax-free compounding, and tax-free withdrawals for qualified medical expenses. However,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (419+ words) Ali Swenson And Nicky Forster Seen at face value, the data from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services seems to defy predictions that many Americans facing pricier plans would drop out of marketplace coverage altogether next year. But experts…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (616+ words) NEW YORK " Pharmaceutical companies have agreed to slash the Medicare prices for 15 prescription drugs after months of negotiations, reductions that are expected to produce billions in savings for taxpayers and older adults, the Trump administration said. But the net prices…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (445+ words) SAN ANTONIO " Congress remains split on whether to keep the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits even after President Donald Trump signed a spending bill to end the recordgovernment shutdown. Here's how that could impact your wallet. Imagine your healthcare…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (942+ words) Of all the topics 55-year-old Groves resident Theresa Hebert has discussed on her TikTok account @foolish_mortal999 over the past five years, nothing has brought in new viewers like her recent anxiety over expected Affordable Care Act health insurance price hikes. Not…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (823+ words) NEW YORK " A legislative package that appears on track to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history leaves out any clear resolution on the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits that have made private health insurance less costly for millions…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (485+ words) As we begin to think about the new year ahead, many of us are setting goals to improve our health and wellbeing. At the top of the list is choosing the right health insurance plan to make sure you've got…...