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Showdown! FTC chief gets tough on private equity's takeover of health care

By Harris Meyer

Over the past 3 years, FTC officials have signaled they would scrutinize private equity acquisitions in health care, like the recent FTC civil lawsuit accusing one of the nation's largest anesthesiology groups of monopolistic practices.

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Grappling with weight loss drug coverage? Options to help employers control costs

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For routine (outpatient) blood work, why did hospital bill patient $2,400?

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November 23, 2023

Social Security's latest financial report: The SSA's overpayment problem tops $23B

In the new report released last week, the agency reveals it recovered $4.9 billion in overpayments but still has a $23 billion uncollected overpayment balance, despite repeated attempts to contact beneficiaries.

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November 22, 2023

Does Novavax, the latecomer COVID vaccine, really cause fewer side effects?

Since the FDA greenlighted Novavax last month, clinical studies claiming less fevers and fatigue have driven people with long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome to seek out the protein-based vaccine.

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November 20, 2023

IRS gives businesses 'a way out' of the employee retention credit, with instructions

Since the IRS announced the moratorium on new ERC claims in September, the agency has now released new guidelines for small employers that wish to cancel their claim if they have doubts about its legitimacy.

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November 16, 2023

Biden administration's fee limits on PBMs backfires, say pharmacists

A new rule, which is set to take effect Jan. 1 and requires PBMs to take most of their "performance fees" at the time prescriptions are filled, is adding to the woes of the independent drugstores it was partly designed to help.

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November 09, 2023

Annual physicals are free, right? So why are patients getting a bill?

The Affordable Care Act requires insurers to cover a variety of preventive services without a patient paying out-of-pocket, but it is not uncommon for medical practices to narrowly interpret the term "preventive service."

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November 08, 2023

Medical debt is dropping from credit reports (but patients still being sued for unpaid bills)

Under pressure from patient advocates and government regulators, credit agencies have taken steps to remove some medical debts from credit reports, but this could be costing physicians nationwide potentially billions of dollars.

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November 07, 2023

Biden's new student debt forgiveness plan targets 4 types of borrowers

More details were announced last week on Pres. Biden's new student loan forgiveness plan, which aims to cancel some or all student debt for specific types of borrowers, like those whose balances exceed what they originally owed.

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Showdown! FTC chief gets tough on private equity's takeover of health care

Grappling with weight loss drug coverage? Options to help employers control costs

For routine (outpatient) blood work, why did hospital bill patient $2,400?

Recommended Just For You

Update Stories

Social Security's latest financial report: The SSA's overpayment problem tops $23B

Does Novavax, the latecomer COVID vaccine, really cause fewer side effects?

IRS gives businesses 'a way out' of the employee retention credit, with instructions

Biden administration's fee limits on PBMs backfires, say pharmacists

Annual physicals are free, right? So why are patients getting a bill?

Medical debt is dropping from credit reports (but patients still being sued for unpaid bills)

Biden's new student debt forgiveness plan targets 4 types of borrowers