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Despite employer insurance, Americans unprepared for medical bills, delay care

By Alan Goforth

Four in 10 adults do not feel prepared to face an unexpected out-of-pocket medical expense.

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CMS: Emergency funding available to health care providers disrupted by cyberattack

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Employed caregivers struggle to balance responsibilities of both work and family

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March 11, 2024

UnitedHealth's crippling cyberattack: Are the feds doing enough to restore systems?

The cyberattack on UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare, which is struggling to restore paralyzed billing systems, is "the most significant and consequential incident of its kind" in history, according to the American Hospital Association.

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March 11, 2024

4 top drugmakers present their case to overturn Medicare price negotiation program

Bristol Myers Squibb, Novo Nordisk, Novartis and Johnson & Johnson presented their arguments on Thursday in New Jersey district court, just a week after a similar AstraZeneca suit was dismissed by a federal judge in Delaware.

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March 11, 2024

Opill, first over-the-counter birth control pill, will go on sale this month

While the $20-a-month cost for Opill will likely be covered by health insurance with a prescription from a doctor, it may also be available for reimbursement under FSA or HSA accounts, depending on individual employer restrictions.

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March 08, 2024

Federal appeals court hears arguments in ACA's free preventive care mandate case

For now, insurers and employers are still not required to cover certain free preventive care services, such as cancer screenings and HIV-preventing medications, until the federal appeals court makes its decision later this year.

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March 08, 2024

CMS offers financial relief to providers affected by Change Healthcare outage

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is assisting providers that are struggling financially during what the AMA calls the "most significant and consequential incident of its kind against the U.S. health-care system in history,"

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March 08, 2024

Key health care takeaways from President Biden's State of the Union speech

President Joe Biden made health care affordability a centerpiece of Thursday evening's address, announcing he is calling on Congress to expand the $2,000 out-of-pocket Medicare prescription cap to all private insurance.

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March 08, 2024

New survey reveals stark economic inequities between genders

Women are more confident than men about their jobs, but also more worried about the economy and their own financial wellbeing.

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Despite employer insurance, Americans unprepared for medical bills, delay care

CMS: Emergency funding available to health care providers disrupted by cyberattack

Employed caregivers struggle to balance responsibilities of both work and family

Recommended Just For You

News Stories

UnitedHealth's crippling cyberattack: Are the feds doing enough to restore systems?

4 top drugmakers present their case to overturn Medicare price negotiation program

Opill, first over-the-counter birth control pill, will go on sale this month

Federal appeals court hears arguments in ACA's free preventive care mandate case

CMS offers financial relief to providers affected by Change Healthcare outage

Key health care takeaways from President Biden's State of the Union speech

New survey reveals stark economic inequities between genders