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The new health care price bill would set broader, more detailed requirements for an employer-sponsored health plan's self-service cost information tool.

A federal judge has dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit accusing medical billing company HaloMD and two physician groups of defrauding Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia through the No Surprises Act's independent dispute resolution process, marking the latest court to reject insurers' efforts to challenge arbitration outcomes through separate litigation.

"Access to quality care at an affordable price remains a significant challenge for millions of Americans, underscoring the importance of making strategic and personalized benefit decisions," eHealth CEO Derrick Duke said.

Across all payer types, formulary rejections were common, increased substantially over time and frequently resulted in delayed or no dispensing of the prescribed drug or another medication in the same therapeutic class.

An American Bankers Association council wants a draft vision plan bill to apply to HSA holders who pay for care with their own cash.

David Joyner's idea about how to cope with a shrinking supply of primary care physicians got less attention.