1+ hour, 37+ min ago   (339+ words) Sticker shock is already showing up in the ObamaCare numbers. Federal data released Monday show about 22.8 million people signed up for Affordable Care Act coverage effective... ObamaCare Sign-Ups Fall 1.4M After Subsidies Expire Sticker shock is already showing up in the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (433+ words) California voters may soon be asked whether to tap the fortunes of roughly 255 billionaires in a one-time bid to shore up health and social programs. A proposed ballot initiative would impose a 5% tax on the assets'not income'of California-based billionaires in…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (384+ words) President Trump doubled down on his "affordability" narrative by unveiling his biggest batch yet of drug-pricing deals'even as questions loom about how much they'll actually shave off Americans' pharmacy bills. At the White House on Friday, Trump announced agreements with…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (479+ words) Health insurer Anthem has announced a new policy that will penalize hospitals for using doctors who aren't part of its network, a move that critics warn could shrink patient options and disrupt care. Under the policy, set to debut on…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (393+ words) When Equifax CEO Mark Begor addressed investors over the summer, he highlighted a "massive" business opportunity: helping states enforce new Medicaid work requirements, a move likely to leave millions without health insurance but poised to boost the company's bottom line....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (402+ words) The ongoing federal government shutdown is delivering a $7 billion monthly blow to the US economy, according to a new estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. In a letter to lawmakers, the CBO projected that a four-week shutdown, a mark…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (363+ words) The Trump administration has released the latest pricing for ObamaCare plans, revealing steep premium hikes for millions of Americans who buy insurance on their own. In the 30 states where the federal government manages the insurance markets, rates will jump by…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (332+ words) The average cost of a family health insurance plan provided by employers in the US rose to nearly $27,000 in 2025, marking a 6% increase from the previous year. That continues a three-year trend of premium hikes that outpace inflation; general inflation clocked…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (394+ words) More than 2.5 million North Carolina residents are getting over $6.5 billion in medical eliminated through a state government effort that offered hospitals extra Medicaid funds from Washington if they gave low- and middle-income patients the financial relief and implemented policies to…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (293+ words) Democratic Gov. Josh Stein, the state health department secretary and other officials announced Monday results so far from what then-Gov. Roy Cooper unveiled 15 months ago as a first-of-its-kind initiative. Hospitals that agreed to participate have already alerted many patients to…...