Health CareCommentary
Medicare, the giant health program covering senior and disabled citizens, turned 51 on July 30. While Americans understandably are preoccupied with a hot presidential race,… Read More
Health CareCommentary
As some world-class athletes pass up the opportunity of a lifetime to compete at the Rio Olympics due to worries about the Zika virus, the… Read More
Health CareNews
As mosquitoes seem to be spreading Zika inside the United States, the Obama administration has been sitting on some of the resources intended to fight… Read More
Health CareNews
Since Obamacare’s rollout in the fall of 2013, 16 co-ops that launched with money from the federal government have collapsed. The co-ops, or consumer operated… Read More
Health CareCommentary
President Barack Obama is calling for the resurrection of his failed “public option” ( a “Medicare-like” plan) to compete directly against private health plans in… Read More
Health CareNews
Update: Illinois’ Land of Lincoln Health announced Tuesday it will be closing its doors. The co-op became the 16th of 23 co-ops launched under Obamacare… Read More
Health CareNews
Another Obamacare co-op, Connecticut’s HealthyCT, is closing its doors, and at least two most could follow suit as the nonprofit insurers decide whether they will… Read More
Health CareNews
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota members with individual and family insurance plans face major shifts in their policies in the coming year, after the insurer… Read More
Health CareNews
Even as Congress seems to be moving closer to a resolution on funding a means to stop the spread of the Zika virus, the Obama… Read More
Health CareCommentary
House Republicans released their taskforce report on health care on Wednesday. The 37-page document offers a vision for health care that is in sharp contrast to… Read More
Health CareNews
After more than six years of Republican pledges to repeal and replace Obamacare, House Speaker Paul Ryan today rolled out a plan to deliver on… Read More
Health CareNews
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill to expand Obamacare to cover illegal immigrants, but now it’s up to the Obama administration to determine if… Read More
Health CareCommentary
I split my time pretty evenly between Washington, D.C., and my hometown of St. Louis, Missouri. In D.C., if you want to get your fix… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
The House of Representatives has passed a short, but significant, 31-page Medicare bill, Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act (H.R. 5273). The House measure would improve… Read More
Health CareNews
California state lawmakers are one step closer to expanding coverage under Obamacare to illegal immigrants, sending a bill to Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk that would… Read More
Health CareNews
Obamacare’s 13th co-op announced it’s closing ahead of the 2017 open enrollment period, and more of the nonprofit insurers could follow suit in the coming… Read More
Health CareNews
When Maryland business owner Thomas Kunkel first learned about the Affordable Care Act, he was excited about the prospect of the new health care law…. Read More
Health CareCommentary
The Obama administration has proposed regulatory changes in payment for Medicare Part B drugs. They’re looking to impose a broad, multi-year change through a demonstration… Read More
Health CareNews
As insurance companies begin submitting their rates for health care coverage next year, consumers are seeing changes in the number of insurers selling plans on… Read More
Health CareNews
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has unspent money left over from the fight in 2013 against the Ebola epidemic overseas. But HHS… Read More
Health CareNews
A federal judge delivered a blow to the Obama administration and the president’s signature health care law Thursday in a lawsuit mounted by the House… Read More
Health CareCommentary
It seems that federal officials have worked overtime to undermine public trust. Benghazi, the IRS abuses, the “fast and furious” gun-running fiasco, the solar power… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
On April 27, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed rule regarding the implementation of the provisions outlined in the… Read More
Health CareNews
The Obama administration is changing its rules for the remaining 11 co-ops started under Obamacare to now allow them to more easily attract outside investors,… Read More
Health CareNews
Another major insurer announced it is considering leaving some of Obamacare’s exchanges after losing money and customers. In financial reports released Monday, Humana said that… Read More
Health CareNews
Summer is coming and with it swarms of mosquitos that could transmit the Zika virus, which is linked to serious neurological defects in newborns. But… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
UnitedHealthcare’s decision to not offer Affordable Care Act exchange plans next year in “at least 26 of the 34 states where it sold 2016 coverage”… Read More
Health CareNews
In an unprecedented move, California legislators look to extend Obamacare health coverage to the state’s estimated 2.6 million illegal immigrant population. If passed and signed… Read More
Health CareNews
Why did the president and CEO of the Game Show Network get involved in the debate over America’s broken health care system? In an interview… Read More
Health CareNews
In the wake of UnitedHealthcare’s decision to exit Obamacare’s marketplaces in 2017, consumers purchasing coverage on the exchanges may have fewer choices and less competition…. Read More
