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Senate Democrats demand health insurance executive hearings
Healthcare accessibility and affordability is a top domestic policy concern for voters, outpacing worries over the economy and inflation, which have held the No. 1 spot in recent years. Nearly 85% of Americans said in a Gallup poll published at the…
The growing thirst for health insurance trustbusting
The idea of breaking up big health insurance companies has suddenly entered the political conversation, even if it faces long odds of ever actually happening. Why it matters: Politicians across the ideological spectrum are increasingly convinced…
It's not just patients who are sick of fighting health insurers. Doctors are frustrated, too.
A major health insurer beats expectations by aggressively controlling medical costs, while hospitals struggle to maintain their margins. By monetizing administrative burdens like excessive prior authorizations and a drawn-out accounts-receivable…
Germany: Government commission on the future of health insurance funds declares war on the working class
On Monday, the Health Finance Commission presented its proposals for the future of the statutory health insurance system (Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung, GKV). Its report, which the experts drafted on behalf of the government, amounts to an open…
Thousands of Houstonians could have to switch their doctors soon
Thousands of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas insurance holders in the Houston area could lose care after the insurer and the Memorial Hermann Health Service failed to reach a deal. This will mean that any upcoming appointments or procedures at…
Insurance Companies Already Deploying AI Systems to Deny Claims Faster Than Ever Before
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech No one who's dealt with one would ever accuse an insurance claims adjuster of being too generous, but now they might wish they had. That's right: in 2026, a major trend emerging in…
Diabetes advocates hold out hope as a bipartisan bill revives efforts to lower insulin costs
NEW YORK (AP) — Two-year-old Bain Brandon has Type 1 diabetes and needs insulin to live. But even with health insurance, the price tag isn't cheap. A one-month supply of insulin vials and a three-month supply of backup pens for the…
Trump unveils 100 percent tariff on branded pharmaceutical imports
After threatening to impose tariffs on drugmakers throughout 2025 to secure Most Favored Nation (MFN) agreements, President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order imposing tariffs on branded pharmaceuticals made outside the U.S. “I have…
Opinion: All Mainers need relief from rising cost of health care
The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Ann Woloson is executive director of Consumers for Affordable Health…
Trump's Obesity Drug Plan for Medicare Would Cost Insurers Billions
President Donald Trump's plan to cover weight-loss medications for some people in the Medicare program for the elderly would cost the health insurers billions in its first year, a new analysis found. The Trump administration has argued that the…
Pharmaceuticals face 100% tariffs in US - unless they have a deal
Natalie ShermanBusiness reporter Patented medicines will face a 100% tariff entering the US - but companies can still avoid the taxes by striking deals with the administration, the White House has said. US President Donald Trump ordered the…
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The investing world is worried about the current geopolitical conflict in Iran and what it could mean for oil prices and global inflation. We are already seeing disruptions in countries with fuel shortages, with potentially more on the way. In…
Diabetes advocates cross their fingers as a bipartisan bill revives efforts to lower insulin costs
Diabetes advocates cross their fingers as a bipartisan bill revives efforts to lower insulin costs FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH TONIGHT, A NEW TREATMENT OPTION FOR ADULTS LIVING WITH TYPE TWO DIABETES. THE FDA JUST APPROVED THE FIRST WEEKLY SHOT OF INSULIN…
Hospital costs are rising far faster than inflation and drowning Americans in debt
Stricken with severe abdominal pain, Randy Slaughter spent three days at a nonprofit hospital in College Station, Texas, in April 2024. But doctors couldn't determine the cause and sent him home, Slaughter said, advising him to change his diet. His…
Want healthcare affordability? Put consumers in control
“Reclaiming Affordability” is an op-ed series in partnership between the Independent Women and the Washington Examiner. Each day this week, a policy expert at Independent Women will tackle the top concern on the minds of voters this…
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