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Alan Goforth is a freelance writer in suburban Kansas City. In addition to freelancing for several publications, he has written a dozen books about sports and other topics.
Connecticut Insurance Department cited five major insurers — Aetna, Anthem, ConnectiCare, Cigna, and UnitedHealthcare — for failing to provide mental health and substance use coverage equal to their medical and surgical benefits.
"Employees aren't disengaged because they don't care; instead it's because benefits are too hard to navigate," said Jonathan Porter, CEO of Castlight Health.
Capital Blue Cross is partnering with the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. to make lower‑cost biosimilar alternatives to Humira and Stelara available to commercial members.
The company expects to file for regulatory approval of a label expansion for Ozempic pills in the United States and Rybelsus in the European Union in the second half of this year.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his agency's policies on Medicaid funding, maternal health and other issues during a contentious congressional hearing on Tuesday.
A federal judge in Oregon on Monday issued an order barring the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from implementing gender-treatment restrictions in 21 states and the District of Columbia.
"Employers can offer markedly different health benefit experiences for workers, affecting access to care, the affordability of coverage and the scope of benefits provided," a new report from Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker said.
"People's access to employer-sponsored insurance depends on the availability and cost of coverage where they or a family member work," according to a new report from the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker.