Employee-Paid

Inflation took its toll on everyone last year, even in the medical profession. However, these specialties took home the biggest salaries in 2022.

Of the $7,221 total cost for an individual, the employer contribution is $4,241, while the employee contribution is $1,847, plus $1,133 for out-of-pocket costs through co-pays and deductibles, according to a new report.

In a big victory for patients who depend on prescription drugs, a federal judge struck down a 2021 HHS rule that allowed health insurers to not count drug manufacturer copay assistance towards a patient's out-of-pocket costs.

All the manufacturers of the first 10 prescription drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations agreed to participate by the Oct. 1 deadline, however, the process could be complicated by lawsuits filed by all of these drugmakers.

Many states have passed laws that allow hospital systems to merge into monopolies, making them difficult to control and causing a decrease in care – and public records suggest that's exactly what happened at Ballad Health.

The Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over Medicare, introduced a bipartisan bill on Thursday – the latest move by Congress to rein in pharmacy benefit managers by creating independent audit efforts.