New California tax could raise $100 billion for health care
A coalition led by a major California union is pushing a new ballot initiative that would impose a…
Health insurer launches new layoff round. How they impact CT
Seventy-two people will be laid off. It comes as CVS Health is laying off dozens of employees that…
Trump’s approach to lowering drug costs is raising questions
The Trump administration is turning to an unconventional approach to lowering drug prices in the United States: striking deals…
Providence to close inpatient pediatric wing at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, in blow nurses’ rep calls ‘a loss to the community’
The operator of Santa Rosa’s longest-serving hospital is closing its inpatient pediatric wing, leaving local families with fewer…
Private Medicare, Medicaid plans exaggerate in-network mental health options, watchdogs say
Companies running private Medicare and Medicaid insurance plans inaccurately list many mental health professionals as being available to…
Former Cedric Dean hotel tenant says she was required to give Medicaid information – WSOC TV
CHARLOTTE — A former tenant of one of Cedric Dean’s properties says she was required to give her…
Public Health Professor Craig Spencer Warns Donald Trump’s ‘Eugenics’ Shutdown Health Policy Echoes Nazism
An eminent ER doctor and health policy expert has warned that President Donald Trump’s government shutdown talk about…
States jostle over $50 billion rural health fund as Trump’s Medicaid cuts trigger scramble
Washington — Nationwide, states are racing to win their share of a new $50 billion rural health fund. But…
NC Medicaid cuts under scrutiny amid funding stalemate :: WRAL.com
North Carolina health officials said Tuesday that they continue to explore ways to save money for the state’s…
Forget Obamacare subsidies — it’s time to mend or END the whole thing
Democrats shut down the government partly to force Republicans to extend COVID-era boosts in Obamacare subsidies that Dems…
Senators press Deloitte, other contractors on errors in Medicaid eligibility systems
Senators have launched an inquiry into companies paid billions in taxpayer dollars to build eligibility systems for Medicaid,…
Connie Beal: Let’s focus on solutions — 45,000 Vermonters don’t have to lose health insurance Â
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