Biden-Harris Administration announces Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug proposals that aim to improve care and access for enrollees

26 November 2024 - Today, the CMS is proposing actions in the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug programs ...

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Insurer greed to inflict more financial pain on patients

22 November 2024 - Following Bupa and the Australian Health Services Alliance (AHSA)’s refusal to acknowledge the viability crisis impacting ...

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The sickest patients are fleeing private Medicare plans costing taxpayers billions

11 November 2024 - Medicare Advantage patients in the last year of life were far more likely to switch to traditional ...

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Funding battle over a critical medicine is the latest front in private health war

29 October 2024 - Private hospital groups are warning that patients will increasingly be slugged with out of pocket costs as ...

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Healthscope to slug Bupa patients $100 for overnight hospital stays

29 October 2024 - Healthscope will charge customers of Bupa and Australian Health Service Alliance funds a $100 gap fee ...

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St Vincent’s splits with insurer NIB amid private hospitals ‘crisis’

4 July 2024 - Australia’s largest non-profit hospital operator says Labor is yet to fully grapple with a crisis facing ...

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Private health sector on life support as patients’ care delayed

21 June 2024 - The health insurance industry is facing the growing prospect of unprecedented government intervention in its contracting ...

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan dropping coverage of weight loss drugs

14 June 2024 - Michigan's largest insurance company said it will begin eliminating coverage of various weight loss drugs next ...

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When will Canada have national pharmacare?

22 April 2024 - Canadians support it, public health demands it, now policy makers must deliver it. ...

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Private health insurance premiums rise less than wages, pensions and inflation

5 March 2024 - The Australian Government has ensured Australians get value for money from their private health insurance, with the ...

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Drug insurance: a single payer pharmacare program would jeopardise coverage quality for 21 million Canadians

22 February 2024 - Imposing a single payer universal drug insurance plan on all Canadians would jeopardise coverage quality for ...

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At 40, Medicare’s a marvel but it’s time for a health check

30 January 2024 - Big birthdays are a moment for reflection. And at 40, many of us need a check-up to ...

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Cigna calls off Humana pursuit, plans big stock buyback

10 December 2023 - Health insurance providers couldn’t agree on financial terms for deal that would have created $140 billion giant. ...

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Cigna, Humana in talks for blockbuster merger

29 November 2023 - Cash and stock deal between health insurance giants could be struck by year end. ...

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AMA urges coverage of obesity treatments as payers balk at costs

13 November 2023 - The American Medical Association called on insurance companies, employers, and government programs to cover obesity treatments ...

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