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Report: 16 Nevada insurance carriers give mental health care claims short shrift
3+ hour, 19+ min ago (1268+ words) A state report shows at least 16 insurance carriers in Nevada likely violated the federal mental health and addiction parity law last year, putting more barriers in place for people seeking mental health care than physical health care in a state…...
At least 80 Native Americans in Montana victimized in health care scheme
3+ week, 5+ day ago (218+ words) Montana State Auditor James Brown announced Tuesday that his office had identified and worked to remedy a health care fraud scheme that targeted Native Americans. Second, Montana has three Affordable Care Act insurance providers, and one of them, called PacificSource,…...
Final day to select ACA health plans arrives in most states, with no subsidy deal yet
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (256+ words) That's when the open enrollment window ends in most states for plans that start in February. About 10 states that run their own marketplaces have later deadlines, or have extended them to the end of the month to give their residents…...
Connecticut weighs extending open enrollment due to uncertainty with federal health care subsidies
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1056+ words) With uncertainty in Congress around reviving expired federal health care subsidies, Connecticut officials are considering another extension of open enrollment for 2026 Affordable Care Act plans. Federal lawmakers are trying different avenues to bring back the enhanced premium subsidies in some…...
Connecticut health program for public sector workers lost $23 million in last fiscal year
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (665+ words) The state-run health plan for municipal and other public-sector employees outside of state government paid almost $23 million more in claims than it collected in member premiums last fiscal year, according to a new report from Comptroller Sean Scanlon's office. But…...
A lectern awaits the arrival of House Democrats to speak on the health care funding fight on the steps of the House at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (763+ words) Democrats forced a 43-day government shutdown over the issue. Moderate Republicans called for a solution to save their 2026 political aspirations. President Donald Trump floated a way out, only to back off after conservative backlash. In the end, no one's efforts…...
Cae confianza del consumidor en EEUU en medio de ansiedad por inflación y aranceles
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (371+ words) El Conference Board inform" el martes que su "ndice de confianza del consumidor cay" 3,8 puntos a 89,1 en diciembre desde la lectura revisada al alza de 92,9 en noviembre. Eso est" cerca de la lectura de 85,7 de abril, cuando Trump implement" sus…...
Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (484+ 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. The inspector general report, released Tuesday, suggests that a new…...
Trump announces lower drug price deals with 9 pharmaceutical companies
1+ mon, 4+ 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…...
Nebraska plans to be the first state to implement Trump's new Medicaid work requirements
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (598+ words) Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen greets state senators before giving a speech on June 2, 2025, in Lincoln, Neb. (Justin Wan/Lincoln Journal Star via AP, File) Nebraska will become the first state to implement new work requirements for some people with Medicaid…...