As Health Care Act Insurance Deadline Nears, ‘Unprecedented Demand’
“We are seeing unprecedented demand,” said Lori Lodes, a spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Services, which runs the federal insurance marketplace.
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Poll Finds Kentuckians Split With Gov. Matt Bevin on Expanded Medicaid
More than seven in 10 residents of Kentucky want their new governor, Matt Bevin, to keep the state’s expanded Medicaid program as it is, according to a new poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Instability in Marketplaces Draws Concern on Both Sides of Health Law
The latest turmoil in health insurance marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act has emboldened advocates on both sides of the political spectrum, providing ammunition to conservatives who want to shrink the federal role and liberals who want to expand…
Rise in Early Cervical Cancer Detection Is Linked to Affordable Care Act
Cancer researchers say there has been a substantial increase in women under the age of 26 who have received a diagnosis of early-stage cervical cancer, a pattern that they say is most likely an effect of the Affordable Care Act.
A Prescription for Sticker Shock Caused by Drug Costs
Most companies maintain that drug prices should be be based on research, development and production costs, but Dr. Neumann and Dr. Cohen suggested that drug prices should reflect the value they provide, considering such factors as health benefits and cost-effectiveness.
Administration Is Seeking Ways to Keep Prescription Drugs Affordable
“As costs go up, so does everyone’s anxiety about their continued access to their prescription medicine,” said Andrew M. Slavitt, the acting administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Health Care Law Forces Businesses to Consider Growth’s Costs
Starting in January, the Affordable Care Act requires businesses with 50 or more full-time-equivalent employees to offer workers health insurance or face penalties that can exceed $2,000 per employee.
The New Health Care: Why Consumers Often Err in Choosing Health Plans
Why Consumers Often Err in Choosing Health Plans November 1, 2015 The Upshot November 1, 2015 Austin Frakt THE NEW HEALTH CARE It’s open enrollment season for almost every kind of health insurance in America. Millions of Americans using Medicare…
Express Scripts and CVS Cut Ties With a Pharmacy Linked to Valeant
Philidor is a mail-order pharmacy that almost exclusively dispenses Valeant’s dermatology products, many of which are expensive and compete with much cheaper alternatives.
Costs for Dementia Care Far Exceeding Other Diseases
When a group of researchers asked which of these diseases involved the greatest health care costs in the last five years of life, the answer they found might seem surprising. The most expensive, by far, was dementia.