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New in 2026: What is MyCare Ohio health insurance, and who’s eligible?
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (316+ words) MyCare Ohio is a Medicare-Medicaid managed care program for Ohioans who are eligible for both. The plan is new as of Jan. 1, 2026, and integrates benefits from both programs into a single health plan (called Next Generation MyCare plan) to provide…...
Newsletter: What happened at Kettering Health
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (407+ words) Welcome to the snowbound edition of your Dayton Daily News business newsletter. A former Kettering Health system whistleblower has been speaking with the Ohio attorney general " and with us at the Dayton Daily News. Here are some of health care…...
Former Kettering Health president says there’s more nuance to ‘excess benefits’ in tax documents
2+ week, 4+ day ago (824+ words) A former Kettering Health president is pushing back on characterizations of "excess benefits" in tax records after a Dayton Daily News investigation found the hospital network identified $3.2 million in improper benefits provided to former executives and board members. Wally Sackett,…...
Tax docs: Kettering Health execs, church leaders got $3.2M in improper benefits
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1702+ words) A number of former Kettering Health executives and board members, along with their family members, received more than $3.2 million in improper "excess benefits" from the hospital from 2016 through 2022, according to hospital tax records recently obtained by the Dayton Daily News....
ACA premiums, cannabis and a holiday break: Federal decisions and southwest Ohio this week
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (230+ words) As lawmakers debate whether or not to extend the COVID-era enhanced premium tax credits for the Affordable Care Act's Marketplace, local residents who get their health insurance through the Marketplace are preparing to pay double of what they had been…...
Premier Health, Anthem Blue Cross reach multi-year deal
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (153+ words) Premier Health and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield have signed a new multi-year agreement that keeps the nation's second largest health insurer in-network with the Dayton-based health care provider. The agreement provides in-network access to all Premier Health hospitals,…...
Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (397+ words) A new Department of Health and Human Services report reveals Medicaid programs made over $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died But the department's Office of Inspector General said it expects…...
Voice of business: Healthcare shift for businesses in region
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (456+ words) 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…...
Trump announces lower drug price deals with 9 pharmaceutical companies
1+ mon, 3+ week 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…...
States faces a choice on whether to embrace Trump's tax cuts on tips, overtime and more
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (907+ words) 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…...