5+ hour, 22+ min ago  (832+ words) More than 10,000 people have enrolled in Nevada's new public-option health plans, which debuted last fall with the expectation that they would bring lower prices to the health insurance market. Those preliminary numbers from the open enrollment period that ended in…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (763+ words) Single-use Styrofoam coolers will be a thing of the past under a New York state law taking effect with the new year. Another law will cap more health care costs for consumers. State lawmakers passed more than 850 bills during the…...

2+ mon, 4+ 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…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (207+ words) Amherst-based health insurance provider Independent Health is announcing a new affiliation with Albany-based MVP Health Care.Leaders from both companies say this will create a more personalized, connected, and proactive experience for its members. "This affiliation brings together two mission…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1159+ words) This year's Obamacare open enrollment period, which starts Saturday in most states, is full of uncertainty and confusion for the more than 24 million people who buy health insurance through the federal and state Affordable Care Act marketplaces. The fate of…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (913+ words) Chloe Chalakani has a lot at stake in the health care fight at the heart of the government shutdown. Chalakani runs a small culinary business with her partner in the coastal town of Thomaston, Maine. As temperatures drop and the…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (648+ words) President Trump on Tuesday announced a deal with Pfizer to sell its drugs directly to consumers at discounted prices. They'll be available through a website operated by the federal government called TrumpRx.gov. He said similar deals with other drugmakers…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (822+ words) When Mara Varona was pregnant she decided to take a common prenatal blood test to screen for genetic conditions. It was part of a proactive approach she and her husband took to pregnancy. "We're just information people," says Varona, who…...

7+ mon, 1+ day ago  (268+ words) Public Partnerships LLC's most recognized public face, President Maria Perrin, plans to leave her post in the next 60 days according to the company. A PPL spokesperson says Perrin announced her plans to depart on Friday, and that she is "transitioning…...