Health Care Reform

Capitol Benefits Group's Marcie Strouse wishes that HSA rules were more flexible and that exchange plan subsidies worked better with ICHRAs.

The letters were signed by the America’s Agenda, Blue Shield of California, the ERISA Industry Committee, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, National Community Pharmacists Association, PBM Accountability Project and Transparency-Rx.

Officials accused UMR, a UnitedHealth TPA, of basing ER claim decisions on diagnosis codes rather than symptoms.

The group also dislikes provisions in contracts between payers and health systems that may hurt competition.

Ken Paxton's opinion puts Texas on a collision course with employer groups that say ERISA should shield the plans from the state rules.

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee is supposed to find $1 billion in spending cuts and revenue increases.