3+ hour, 46+ min ago  (669+ words) Taxpayer advocates are applauding the Trump administration over its efforts calling for medical price transparency in federal employee health-care plans while health-care industry leaders are pushing back. The Office of Personnel Management requested comments from industry leaders and health-care experts…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (476+ words) (The Center Square) " A coalition of 14 state financial leaders across the country backed a Trump administration policy to reduce fraud in health-care systems. The group of state financial officers wrote a letter Wednesday to the Trump administration praising a policy…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (594+ words) Op-Ed: Delinking legislation is a price control in disguise - The Black Chronicle Op-Ed: Delinking legislation is a price control in disguise You may have seen Pharmaceutical Benefit Managers (PBMs) in the news recently, but what are they? Essentially, they are…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (388+ words) (The Center Square) " The King County Auditor says in an update that the county's department of community and human services has made positive revisions to what had been lax oversight of social service agencies that were receiving close to $2 billion…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago  (253+ words) A new report shows hospitals in Virginia filed 1. 15 million lawsuits against patients over unpaid medical bills between 2010 and 2024, collecting $1. 4 billion. The records revealed the medical bill lawsuits inflicted patients with $45. 9 million in court costs while generating $87. 1 million in attorneys" fees....

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (541+ words) (The Center Square) " A bill moving through the Tennessee General Assembly has raised consumer alarms from organizations for and against it. House Bill 1959/Senate Bill 2040, known as the Fair RX Act, would require pharmacies to divest their pharmacy benefit managers,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (369+ words) (The Center Square) " Seniors paid higher Medicare premiums in 2025 due to billions in overpayments to private insurers, a new congressional report shows. The Joint Economic Committee found Medicare Advantage overpayments increased Medicare Part B premiums by an average of $212 per…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (394+ words) (The Center Square) " In the battle against rising health care costs, the North Carolina state employees health system is offering incentives to members who choose lower-cost medical providers. The board that governs the health care system voted Tuesday to work…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (508+ words) (The Center Square) " State financial officers across the country saved taxpayers $28 billion in 2025, according to a new report. The State Financial Officers Foundation found its members uncovered $5. 7 billion in waste, fraud and abuse while returning $22. 3 billion through investment earnings and…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (162+ words) The Patient Playbook: Navigating Billing Systems And Reducing Medical Debt - The Black Chronicle The Patient Playbook: Navigating Billing Systems And Reducing Medical Debt Do you know that you should never pay a medical bill as soon as you receive it?...