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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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Feb 2024
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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jan 2024
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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Dec 2023
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. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Nov 2023
Cigna, Humana in talks for blockbuster merger
29 November 2023 - Cash and stock deal between health insurance giants could be struck by year end. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Nov 2023
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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Nov 2023
Same drug, two prices: why the higher price prevails
8 November 2023 - Patients are paying hundreds of dollars more for a prescription than they would if their health plan ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Nov 2023
Key Senate panel to consider PBM, drug pricing reform package
2 November 2023 - A key Senate panel announced it will consider more policies to regulate pharmacy middlemen and ensure ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Nov 2023
ICER publishes third annual assessment of barriers to fair access within US commercial insurance prescription drug coverage
3 November 2023 - While many payers offer fair access across the domains evaluated, findings underscore the need for greater ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Oct 2023
Democratic law makers call for insurance plans to fully cover over the counter birth control pill
30 October 2023 - Dozens of Democratic law makers are urging the Biden administration to require private health insurance plans ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Oct 2023
Paying for it: how health care costs and medical debt are making Americans sicker and poorer
26 October 2023 - Findings from the Commonwealth Fund 2023 Health Care Affordability Survey. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Oct 2023
Should insurance cover Wegovy, Ozempic and other new weight loss drugs?
16 October 2023 - Insurance plans could cover blockbuster weight-loss medications such as Wegovy and Ozempic, but the benefits may not ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Oct 2023
Who profits most from America’s baffling health care system?
8 October 2023 - Hint: it isn’t big pharma. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Sep 2023
Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug programs to remain stable in 2024
26 September 2023 - Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that average premiums, benefits, and plan choices for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Sep 2023
Why you cannot win with private health insurance, thanks to a 50 year old quirk
1 September 2023 - In a dimly lit room, a masseur performs an incantation in a baritone voice, slapping fish ...