17+ hour, 10+ min ago  (937+ words) Stacy Cox and her husband are self employed, so they don't get health insurance through an employer. The Utah couple relied on enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies to reduce their insurance bill to $500 a month in 2025. When Congress failed to…...

4+ week, 12+ hour ago  (479+ words) For the third year in a row, Washington insurance companies requested a double-digit rate increase for their individual health plans, reviving worries that the cost of coverage is becoming untenable. Health insurers are asking the state insurance commissioner to approve…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1594+ words) Idaho's rural hospital leaders, who are facing mounting financial pressures, are hoping a $930 million, five-year federal grant will ease some of their pains. As they recognized National Hospital Week, which runs May 10 to 16, two North Idaho hospital CEOs told the…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (460+ words) Most Americans have health insurance, but that doesn't ease fears of a medical emergency pushing them to the financial brink, a study shows. The average cost to stay one night in a hospital was $3, 297 in 2024, according to nonprofit health policy…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (542+ words) Demand for weight loss drugs is ballooning across the U. S. " and Amazon wants in. The Seattle-based tech giant launched its own GLP-1 program Tuesday aimed at streamlining access to weight loss drugs, with primary care, upfront pricing and doorstep delivery. The…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (771+ words) Last year, Deer Park Ambulance used more than $18, 000 just to replace an engine. "A new ambulance costs about $250, 000 currently. We are not in a position to buy a new one at this time," said Amber Jones, director of operations for…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (685+ words) Idaho's health insurance exchange ended open enrollment Monday night, with thousands of Idahoans canceling plans ahead of the expiration of deep federal government subsidies. Overall, enrollment in health insurance plans on Your Health Idaho rose by 3% this year compared to…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (409+ words) Kaiser Permanente was fined $300, 000 for not ensuring its behavioral and medical coverage remain at parity. The health insurer allegedly failed to provide documentation showing they comparably reimburse behavioral health benefits to medical and surgical benefits, according to the state Office…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1097+ words) Congressional Democrats and Republicans remain deadlocked on health care reform, following disagreements over America's health insurance marketplace that contributed to November's government shutdown. At the heart of the issue is the extension of the enhanced premium tax credits " a key…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (147+ words) After a monthlong impasse, Kootenai Health and Regence Blue Shield have come to an agreement to keep North Idaho patients in-network. Approximately 23, 000 people with Regence insurance have received care at a Kootenai Health facility in the past 12 months and are…...