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Insurers scramble after Trump suspends billions in ObamaCare payments
9 July 2018 - The Trump administration's abrupt suspension of billions of dollars in payments to ObamaCare insurers has prompted ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Jul 2018
How millennials' choices are reshaping private health insurance for everyone
10 July 2018 - Young people are deserting private hospital insurance by the thousands — and their decisions will have ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Jul 2018
Trump’s latest Affordable Care Act move adds to insurers’ uncertainty
8 July 2018 - Suspension of billions in risk-adjustment payments throws wrench into rate decisions for next year’s policies. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jul 2018
The health 202: 'gag clauses' mean you might be paying more for prescription drugs than you need to
5 July 2018 - Using your insurance plan isn’t always the cheapest way to buy prescription drugs. But your pharmacist ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jul 2018
‘Gravy train’ of private health to run off rails
5 July 2018 - Australia’s private healthcare sector is set to come under further pressure, with the “gravy train” fast ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jul 2018
Obamacare is proving hard to kill
3 July 2018 - In spite of Republican attacks, the insurance markets under the Affordable Care Act are stubbornly resilient. While ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jul 2018
This tweet captures the state of health care in America today
2 July 2018 - A nightmarish accident on a Boston subway platform on Friday — described in gory detail by a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jul 2018
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Releases Reports on the Performance of the Exchanges and Individual Health Insurance Market
2 July 2018 - Reports show individual market erosion and increasing taxpayer liability. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jul 2018
Private health insurance a hard sell to Medicare generation
30 June 2018 - The Coalition’s health insurance reforms are needed to prevent a decade-long decline in the sector, according ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jun 2018
'Not at a crisis point yet': Doctors defend going private to give birth
29 June 2018 - A decline in the numbers of women giving birth through the private health system, and associated ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jun 2018
Defying predictions, ObamaCare insurers see boom times ahead
26 June 2018 - Health insurers are finding success in ObamaCare this year and are planning to expand their offerings ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jun 2018
Sky high deductibles broke the U.S. health insurance system
26 June 2018 - Employers are questioning a system they say costs patients too much. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2018
Health cap to leave insurers on the brink
27 June 2018 - Labor’s proposed 2% cap on health insurance premium increases would lead to eight insurers operating at ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2018
Surgery figures a sign of private health insurance ills
26 June 2018 - Surgical volume growth in Australian hospitals is slowing, in another warning sign about the health of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jun 2018
ACCC tells private health funds: be more honest with your customers
26 June 2018 - Private health funds need to be more transparent about their policies, especially exclusions that often leave ...