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New health care payment protection benefit: Employees can buy now, pay later

By Tom Policelli

Third-party financial service companies are stepping in to pay providers in full immediately after a claim is filed, then they assume the financial relationship with the patient to collect due balances.

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U.S. pharmacies crippled by cyberattack at UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare

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New House bill would designate 1,000 hospitals as 'essential health systems'

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February 22, 2024

The employer public option: The future of employer-sponsored health insurance?

With the cost of employer-sponsored health insurance increasing, the federal government has an important role to play in creating a federal public option for employers as an alternative, says the Center for American Progress.

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February 21, 2024

Uncovering costly health care billing inconsistencies negatively impacting businesses ROI

By addressing these administrative errors proactively, businesses can save a significant amount of dollars annually.

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February 21, 2024

Patients caught in the crossfire of Anthem BC, Univ. of California health insurance dispute

For weeks, it wasn't clear whether 600,000 Anthem enrollees who receive health care from UC Health would have to switch plans as the health system and one of its largest insurance partners struggled to reach an agreement.

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February 21, 2024

Senators urge FDA to update 'decade-old' guidance on misleading social media drug ads

The proliferation of drug ads from telehealth companies on social-media platforms puts children and patients at risk, Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill) and Mike Braun (R-Ind) wrote in a letter to the FDA commissioner.

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February 20, 2024

Health care price transparency continues to be a conversation for House Committee

A recent hearing at the U.S. House of Representative Health Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee heard testimony from shareholders and policy experts on costs and price transparency.

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February 20, 2024

Health care use, medical costs rose in year after COVID-19, study finds

Respiratory disease declined 27% but were offset by a large rise in chronic respiratory conditions.

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February 20, 2024

Health care mergers facing added scrutiny from a wave of new state anti-trust laws

Concerns that the mergers raise consumer prices and reduce access to health care have sparked the state-level scrutiny, as the FTC has been slowing the rapid pace of acquisitions and consolidations at the federal level.

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New health care payment protection benefit: Employees can buy now, pay later

U.S. pharmacies crippled by cyberattack at UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare

New House bill would designate 1,000 hospitals as 'essential health systems'

Recommended Just For You

Consumer Driven Health Care Stories

The employer public option: The future of employer-sponsored health insurance?

Uncovering costly health care billing inconsistencies negatively impacting businesses ROI

Patients caught in the crossfire of Anthem BC, Univ. of California health insurance dispute

Senators urge FDA to update 'decade-old' guidance on misleading social media drug ads

Health care price transparency continues to be a conversation for House Committee

Health care use, medical costs rose in year after COVID-19, study finds

Health care mergers facing added scrutiny from a wave of new state anti-trust laws