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Medicare patients using Aetna with Spartanburg Regional face deadline to change plans
16+ hour, 53+ min ago (227+ words) Medicare patients using Aetna with Spartanburg Regional face deadline to change plans'South Carolina Public Radio Medicare patients using Aetna with Spartanburg Regional face deadline to change plans The current agreement between the insurance company and Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System is…...
U.S. health care is broken. Here are 3 ways it's getting worse
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1160+ words) One year after UnitedHealthcare's CEO was shot and killed, the crisis in U.S. health care has gotten even worse " in ways both obvious and hidden. People increasingly can't afford health insurance. The costs of both Obamacare and employer-sponsored insurance plans are…...
These families' health care costs will balloon if Congress doesn't act on the ACA
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1800+ words) The government shutdown has ended without resolving a fight over health insurance. Congress failed to extend enhanced tax credits that have helped millions of Americans on Affordable Care Act plans cover their plan costs since 2021. Senate Republicans have promised a…...
AstraZeneca makes deal with White House to lower drug prices
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (445+ words) AstraZeneca became the second drugmaker to enter a deal with the Trump administration to offer lower prices to Medicaid and to offer some of its drugs at a discount through TrumpRx, a government website to facilitate sales directly to consumers....
Price increases loom for some people who pay for their own health insurance
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (64+ words) People who buy their own health insurance are facing significant price hikes next year as federal tax credits passed by Congress during the COVID-19 pandemic are set to expire in December. People who buy their own health insurance are facing…...
Will One Big Beautiful Bill rescue South Carolina's rural hospitals? Or break them?
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (813+ words) That is not to imply that South Carolina will necessarily fare better than other states. According to United Health Foundation, 9.1 % of South Carolinians " roughly 468,000 residents " were uninsured in 2023. That ranked the state 38th in the nation. That same year, the state…...
RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz say health insurers will cut red tape on 'prior authorizations"
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (459+ words) When your doctor decides you could benefit from a particular test or procedure, your insurance company might require documentation to prove it's necessary before agreeing to pay for anything. Sometimes, this "prior authorization" process requires faxing paperwork, getting denials and…...