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Obamacare rolls shrank dramatically in many states over the past year, new federal data shows
6+ hour, 37+ min ago (693+ words) "This is the first time we've seen state-level data that shows how much ACA marketplace enrollment truly fell," Cox said. "It's in line with our expectations, but it does show a very steep drop in the number of people with…...
My employer health plan denied payment for my cancer claim
3+ week, 3+ day ago (366+ words) I need your assistance to enroll in Medicare because I am past 65 and still working full-time with employer benefits. Sherry, the office manager from my cancer doctor's office, said that my employer's health plan denied the recent claim for my…...
I'm turning 65 in November. Does Medicare's fall enrollment time affect me?
1+ mon, 1+ hour ago (393+ words) I'm stressed about what I need to do to enroll in Medicare because I am turning 65 in November and am not receiving my Social Security check since I am still working part-time with no employer benefits. I only have individual…...
Personal Finance: Tennessee law smacks down CVS
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (38+ words) Chattanooga Times Free Press Personal Finance: Tennessee law smacks down CVS A new law passed overwhelmingly by the Tennessee legislature may force the state's second-largest drug store chain to vamoose....
CVS sues Tennessee over pharmacy benefit manager monopoly law
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (375+ words) CVS Health sued Tennessee lawmakers hours after Gov. Bill Lee signed a law banning a pharmacy benefit manager from also owning a pharmacy. The suit was filed Friday in U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Lee signed the…...
Toni Says: Help, I'm stuck in a Medicare supplement that is too expensive
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (302+ words) I am a 76-year-old female, in fairly good health. I'm concerned that if I change to a Medicare Advantage plan in the fall and find out next year that the plan was not a good choice for me, I won't…...
Free Press Opinion: Debt? What debt? Who is monitoring the debt?
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (563+ words) Chattanooga Times Free Press Free Press Opinion: Debt? What debt? Who is monitoring the debt? People of a certain age will recall a lyric from the Tennessee Ernie Ford song "Sixteen Tons": "Another day older and deeper in debt." I…...
Is America ready for the changes to 2026 Medicare Part D plans? | Chattanooga Times Free Press
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (49+ words) Currently, I am on a stand-alone Part D plan with a Medicare supplement because of my serious health issues. Last week, I received information about the changes to the 2026 Medicare Part D plan I am. .. Is America ready for the…...
Letter to the editors: Cempa CEO says CVS threats of bill closing pharmacies are empty
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (277+ words) Cempa CEO: CVS threats are empty Legislators in Nashville are deciding in the coming days on critical legislation, the Fair Rx Act, that will shape how Tennesseans access prescription drugs. Let me simplify it. Imagine a football game where the…...
CVS blankets Tennessee airwaves, enlists mass texts to fight pharmacy benefit manager bill | Chattanooga Times Free Press
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (114+ words) Health care pharmacy chain CVS has spent $1. 3 million on political TV advertisements across Tennessee to push back against a bill targeting its ownership of a pharmacy benefit manager, Federal Communications Commission public inspection files show. CVS blankets Tennessee airwaves, enlists…...