California Wants to Slash Insulin Prices by Becoming a Drugmaker. Can It Succeed?
California is diving into the prescription drug business, attempting to achieve what no other state has done: produce its own ...
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Despite a First-Ever ‘Right-to-Repair’ Law, There’s No Easy Fix for Wheelchair Users
When wheelchair components wear out or break down, the road to repair is littered with obstacles.
Her First Colonoscopy Cost Her $0. Her Second Cost $2,185. Why?
Preventative screenings, such as colonoscopies, are covered under the Affordable Care Act. But physicians and medical facilities have latitude in ...
Medicare Surprise: Drug Plan Prices Touted During Open Enrollment Can Rise Within a Month
As early as three weeks after Medicare’s drug plan enrollment period ends on Dec. 7, insurance plans can change what ...
Seeking to Shift Costs to Medicare, More Employers Move Retirees to Advantage Plans
Over the past decade, an increasing number of employers have used the government’s Medicare Advantage program as an alternative to ...
Post-Pandemic, What’s a Phone Call From Your Physician Worth?
Should insurers pay for “audio-only” visits? And, if they do, should they pay the same reimbursement rate as when a ...
Medicare’s Open Enrollment Is Open Season for Scammers
Finding the best private Medicare drug or medical insurance plan among dozens of choices is tough enough without throwing misleading ...
Democrats Plan to Expand Medicare Hearing Benefits. What Can Consumers Expect?
President Joe Biden’s mammoth domestic spending bill would add hearing benefits to the traditional Medicare program — one of three ...
Few Acute Care Hospitals Escaped Readmissions Penalties
Various analyses have found many readmissions within a month of discharge might have been avoided through better care and more ...
Death in Dallas: One Family’s Experience in the Medicaid Gap
In 12 states, people who earn too little to qualify for Medicaid — but who can’t afford to buy insurance ...