Big Beautiful Bill’s Medicaid cuts lopsided in blue and red states
Democratic-leaning states will feel more of the impact of sweeping Medicaid cuts included in the One Big Beautiful…
Employer health insurance costs are going up. Here’s why
Tara Bannow covers hospitals, providers, and insurers. You can reach Tara on Signal at tarabannow.70. Employers are about…
Trump admin. quietly bans federal health insurance from covering gender-affirming care
The Trump administration is quietly banning the federal government’s largest health insurance provider from covering gender-affirming care even…
Health care CEO salaries, UnitedHealth’s busy week
Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers — reporting on how money influences…
AI Is the New Dr Google — Across the Globe
Patients arriving at appointments with researched information is not new, but artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT…
A Free Market Fix for Health Insurance
America’s health insurance system is pricing out the very people who drive our economy: small business owners and…
Perfect storm to hit Obamacare: Millions of Americans could see insurance premiums surge 75% in 2026
A perfect storm of rising health care costs, expensive new drugs, and the scheduled end of enhanced federal…
The bureaucratic barriers to launching a primary care practice
For years, as insurance premiums climbed and Americans worried about medical expenses, economists have pointed to industry concentration…
10 money myths that are keeping you from maximising your financial worth
For every person who aspires to a smooth financial journey, there are five who stumble their way through…
Amid troubling trends in health care, CVS expands into primary care
Alison Kuznitz, Chris Lisinski  | State House News Service Mass General Brigham and CVS want to team up to…
Health Care Inc.: MAGA backs Medicare, faux drug price transparency
Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers — reporting on how money influences…
Massachusetts woman hit with over $20K medical bill after a wild bat flew into her mouth on vacation
A woman on vacation whose employee-sponsored health plan had lapsed after recently being being laid off wound up…