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The HRA Council and Centene are making a new push for bills that could make cash-for-coverage plans easier to use.

After years of deliberation, the state’s Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board has enacted a cap on the price of Enbrel from Immunex Corp., which is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases.

The study found that 62% of respondents have an especially strong preference for human support when discussing sensitive life events.

Seven of the 130 services included in the current Affordable Care Act preventive services package typically cost an employer's self-insured health plan or a group health insurance provider more than $1,000 per patient.

CVS Health investors reacted to the announcement by pushing the price of that company's shares down to less than $75.83, from $77. 80, immediately after the news came out.

The Improving Access to Advance Care Planning Act proposes an important shift: treating advance care planning not as optional or incidental, but as a covered, accessible piece of person-centred care.