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A report from Insurance Journal says that early employer respondents indicate that they expect their average cost per employee for health benefits will rise by 4.3 percent in 2018.

A number of Republicans are jumping on board a proposal by Senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana to replace the Affordable Care Acts insurance subsidies with block grants to states.

While the uninsured rate for all Americans dipped to a historic low of 8.6 percent in the first three months of 2016, rates across states and cities vary widely.

A survey from HealthMine found that 57 percent of Medicare health plan members aged 65+ say they are unsure if their health plan offers telehealth; another 31 percent say that it is not offered.

President Trump has said in no uncertain terms that hes willing to let health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act implode and his actions in delaying subsidies to insurers on behalf of those most in need of health care are actively helping that intention.

Nearly all major insurance plans cover common opioids, with very few requiring prior approval for them to be prescribed.