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Employers, Insurers Call for Agency Help on Surprise Bill Arbitration
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (388+ words) More than three dozen employers, insurers, and patient advocacy groups are asking the Trump administration to intervene in the arbitration process for surprise medical bills. Dysfunction under the No Surprises Act has flooded the courts with cases of alleged fraud…...
AIG, Other Insurers Sued for Refusing to Cover Kaiser FCA Deal
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (120+ words) AIG, Other Insurers Sued for Refusing to Cover Kaiser FCA Deal'Bloomberg Law News An American International Group Inc. unit and other insurers were sued for refusing to cover a $556 million False Claims Act settlement involving affiliates of Kaiser Permanente that…...
HHS Proposal Floats Significant Changes for Obamacare Market
1+ week, 4+ day ago (100+ words) HHS Proposal Floats Significant Changes for Obamacare Market'Bloomberg Law News The Trump administration's proposed rule governing the Affordable Care Act exchanges attempts to introduce uncommon insurance plans into the market, including plans without a traditional doctor network or with multiyear…...
Insurers Lose Bid for Updated Settlement Data in 3M Earplug Case
1+ week, 6+ day ago (93+ words) Insurers Lose Bid for Updated Settlement Data in 3M Earplug Case'Bloomberg Law News A Florida federal judge denied a motion from liability insurers, including American International Group Inc. and Chubb Ltd. units, looking to obtain updated data on a multibillion-dollar settlement…...
Massachusetts Teaching Hospital Inks $595,000 ERISA Settlement
2+ week, 3+ day ago (103+ words) Massachusetts Teaching Hospital Inks $595,000 ERISA Settlement'Bloomberg Law News Cambridge Health Alliance signed a $595,000 class settlement with former workers who accused the Massachusetts-based teaching hospital of failing to rein in excessive fees in their retirement plan. The proposed settlement, which is…...
ACA Fraud Is Real. It’s Time to Get Real About a Fix: Editorial
2+ week, 4+ day ago (132+ words) In a series of YouTube ads viewed more than 195 million times, a red-lipped Taylor Swift tells viewers about a "new thing" in Florida: Just visit a website, answer two questions and the state will send you a $6,400 stimulus check. In…...
Trump Touts Drug Cost Savings as He Launches TrumpRx Website (1)
2+ week, 5+ day ago (643+ words) President Donald Trump launched a new website to help Americans directly buy select medicines at a discount, seeking to counter cost-of-living concerns that pose a threat to his party in November's congressional elections. The administration has touted its efforts to…...
Employers Want Insurers Added to Trump’s Drug Transparency Rule
2+ week, 6+ day ago (238+ words) Employer groups and consumer advocates are urging the Department of Labor to include health insurance companies in a proposal that would require transparency in profits by pharmacy benefit managers and affiliated brokers. Employer groups and consumer advocates are urging the…...
Trump Proposal Takes Aim at Prescription Drug Commissions (1)
3+ week, 4+ day ago (131+ words) The Trump administration proposed a rule Thursday requiring transparency in pharmacy benefit managers" compensation and referral fees they pay to brokers. The Trump administration proposed a rule Thursday requiring transparency in pharmacy benefit managers" compensation and referral fees they pay…...
California Bills Seek to Hit ICE Contractors With Tax Hikes
3+ week, 5+ day ago (170+ words) California Bills Seek to Hit ICE Contractors With Tax Hikes'Bloomberg Law News California lawmakers are introducing tax legislation aimed at pressuring companies in the state to stop contracting with the US Department of Homeland Security. One bill announced Wednesday would…...