3+ hour, 3+ min ago  (664+ words) (The Center Square)" Hospitals and clinics in Michigan participating in a federal drug discount program are marking up medications and shifting costs onto public employee health plans, according to a new analysis. The report from IQVIA, a health data analytics…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (481+ words) (The Center Square) " Officials with the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association are concerned about efforts to raise property taxes on California's homeowners, a representative of the organization told The Center Square this week. The trepidation that the state's homeowners might see…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (530+ words) (The Center Square) "Florida's insurance market has stabilized in recent years as more companies entered the state and others lowered costs. But homeowners and drivers are still paying some of the highest rates in the nation, and the affordability debate…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (517+ words) (The Center Square) " Illinois residents now have until Jan. 31 to enroll in health insurance through Get Covered Illinois, as the state extends the deadline by 16 days to give consumers more time amid uncertainty over federal Affordable Care Act subsidies. State…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (367+ words) (The Center Square) " Lawmakers introduced a bipartisan proposal to cap annual deficits at 3% of GDP, but this resolution would still permit spending beyond annual revenue. The measure sets a fiscal target of reducing the deficit to 3% of GDP or less....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (527+ words) (The Center Square) " An estimated nearly 1 million North Carolinians accessing insurance coverage are being impacted by the ongoing battle for expanded coverage in the Affordable Care Act. The 2010 Obama era law was centered in the shutdown of the federal government…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (531+ words) (The Center Square) " As the cost of health care continues to climb, state governments including North Carolina are turning to private companies for solutions. North Carolina has contracted with a company called Lantern to get lower costs for surgeries from…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (221+ words) (The Center Square) " Three different health plans owned by the Centene Corporation have been fined $1.7 million by the state, according to a press release issued by the California Department of Managed Health Care. The fine was split among the three…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (435+ words) (The Center Square)" The economy and inflation are some of the top concerns for Michigan small business owners. This is according to the Small Business Association of Michigan's quarterly survey, which was recently released. It found that 89% of the survey…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (201+ words) (The Center Square) " An additional nine of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies have agreed to offer many of their most popular drugs at most-favored-nation pricing in the U.S. This means that the U.S. will pay the lowest price for many prescription drugs…...