23+ hour, 21+ min 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+ day, 14+ hour 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…...

1+ 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…...

4+ 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…...

3+ 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…...

3+ 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…...

3+ 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…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (664+ words) WASHINGTON " Senators on Thursday blocked two bills, one supported entirely by Republicans and the other mainly by Democrats, intended to address health insurance prices that now seem all but certain to increase for millions of Americans when generous and costly…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (299+ words) The U. S. government on Thursday unveiled a new program to cut prescription drug costs for Medicaid patients by tying prices to those paid in other countries. The announcement follows previous agreements between the White House and pharmaceutical companies to reduce drug…...

6+ mon, 18+ hour ago  (666+ words) Premiums for the most popular types of plans sold on the federal health insurance marketplace Healthcare. gov will spike on average by 30 % next year, according to final rates approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and shown in…...