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The survey found 44% of small business CEOs have already switched or are planning switching insurers in the near future.

Under pressure from patient advocates and government regulators, credit agencies have taken steps to remove some medical debts from credit reports, but this could be costing physicians nationwide potentially billions of dollars.

The e-commerce giant is looking to its Prime members to bolster its newly-acquired, nationwide primary care service: For an additional $99 a year, members can have 24/7 access to health care services.

While COBRA serves as a temporary solution for maintaining health insurance coverage during transitional periods, its flaws and limitations for employees and employers cannot be ignored.

By aligning employers, providers and health plans around shared goals, benefits advisors can help reshape a spiraling system, incentivize quality and improve affordability.

Two Republican lawmakers sent a letter to the FDA commissioner, seeking a staff-level briefing on the short supply of 128 drugs, including "life-supporting medications" that treat infections, heart failure and cancer, by Nov. 9.