Consumer Driven Health Care

As Congress scrutinizes the pharmacy benefit manager industry, on Wednesday, the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committees advanced legislation that would regulate PBM's control over drug prices.

Since 2005, 195 rural hospitals have shuttered inpatient units or closed their doors altogether in the United States, while Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Centers increased by roughly 50%.

Telehealth participation is between 30% and 40% of patients, compared to the 50% making in-person visits.

Since 2013, Congress has voted 13 times to postpone billions in Medicaid funding cuts prescribed by the Affordable Care Act, siding with hospitals over their claims that losing the money would hinder the delivery of care.

There's an urgent need to educate nonprofit employers about alternative benefit solutions to group health insurance, like qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangements (QSEHRAs) that may be a much better fit, according to a new report.

The Biden administration on Tuesday proposed to reinforce the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act that requires insurers to cover mental health benefits to the same degree as medical and surgical benefits.