2+ hour, 6+ min ago I've been watching closely as a growing number of our region's small businesses are making a strategic pivot this December, moving from traditional small-group or individual health insurance plans to health coverage through business associations. This shift reflects a broader…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago 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…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago President Donald Trump's administration is urging states to follow its lead by enacting a slew of new tax breaks for individuals and businesses, including deductions for tips and overtime wages, automobile loans and business equipment. In some states, the new…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago As lawmakers debate whether or not to extend government subsidies for Americans who buy insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act, we want to talk to people who could be affected by those decisions. The premium tax credits for the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago 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 caution that the numbers are…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago Next year, those monthly fees will rise by $200 " a significant enough increase that the program manager in Aldie, Virginia, has resigned himself to finding cheaper coverage. "I won't be able to pay it, because I really drained out any savings…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago Thousands of working Americans are now finding themselves in a familiar situation characterized by unfamiliar spending habits " looking for ways to spend all the money they can before the clock " and cash " runs out. It's the end of the year,…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago After warning patients last month that Medicare Advantage and Managed Medicaid plans under Humana might be going out of network toward the end of the year, the local hospital system Mercy Health reversed course after reaching a deal with insurance…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago The deal agreed to by Senate Republicans and a handful of Democrats on Sunday instead only guarantees a December vote on the enhanced premium tax credits, which are set to expire at the end of the year without congressional action....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago Family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance coverage are up 6% from last year and are expected to rise again next year, according to an annual survey from the health policy analysis organization KFF, previously known as the Kaiser Family Foundation. The…...