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Health insurers battle public hospitals over $1billion a year cash grab
11 March 2019 - Hospital patients are getting caught in the middle of a battle between public hospitals and private ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Mar 2019
CMS seeks recommendations that allow Americans to purchase health insurance across state lines
6 March 2019 - Administration continues efforts to increase consumer choice, promote competition and drive down prices in the health ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Mar 2019
Canada should create new drug agency and list of medications available to everyone, council says
6 March 2019 - Canada should tiptoe in the direction of national pharmacare by creating a new drug agency and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Feb 2019
Health insurance reforms to bring more clarity to coverage
26 February 2019 - With only a month to go before the annual hike in private health insurance premiums, many ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Feb 2019
House Democrats reveal plan for Medicare for all
26 February 2019 - At a recent town hall in California, Senator Kamala Harris, who announced her 2020 presidential bid, said ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Feb 2019
Health care and insurance industries mobilise to kill ‘Medicare for All’
23 February 2019 - Even before Democrats finish drafting bills to create a single-payer health care system, the health care ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Feb 2019
Governments health reforms mean health fund members lose benefits
20 February 2019 - More than 50,000 members of Australia’s largest health fund Bupa will lose cover for key joint ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Feb 2019
White House report tries to shift Trump health care rhetoric
9 February 2019 - A new report from the White House tries to shift the Trump administration’s combative rhetoric on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Feb 2019
Optum to cover Amgen, Eli Lilly migraine drugs, exclude Teva
1 February 2019 - Optum, a top U.S. pharmacy benefit manager owned by UnitedHealth Group, has included new migraine drugs ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jan 2019
‘Restore health insurance rebate’
30 January 2019 - Australia’s health insurance sector is calling for the industry rebate to be restored to its original ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jan 2019
UPMC Health Plan announces innovative, value-based agreement with AstraZeneca
28 January 2019 - Value-based contract for Brilinta (ticagrelor) improves member access to the medicine and uniquely includes two-sided financial risk. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jan 2019
CVS to cover migraine drugs from Teva, Lilly; excludes Amgen
26 January 2019 - CVS Health has added new migraine drugs from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Eli Lilly to its list ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jan 2019
After falling under Obama, America’s uninsured rate looks to be rising
23 January 2019 - Medicaid enrollment is falling. Obamacare enrollment is falling. And a new survey shows that more people ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jan 2019
Confusion abounds around health insurance reforms
21 January 2019 - For reforms that are meant to simplify private health cover, some are still a confusing maze. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jan 2019
CMS announces new model to lower drug prices in Medicare Part D and transformative updates to existing model for Medicare Advantage
18 January 2019 - Models to provide seniors with more benefits while strengthening competition among plans ...