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Family Caregivers Considered Indispensable

Family Caregivers Considered Indispensable As America’s Elderly Population Increases. The Wall Street Journal (6/3, Levitz, Subscription Publication) reported that advocates and lawmakers are seeking more ways to help millions of unpaid family members who allow many elderly Americans to age in place and reduce the strain on programs such as Medicaid. Kathy Greenlee, assistant secretary [...]

Family Caregivers Considered Indispensable2022-01-10T14:20:51-07:00

UnitedHealthcare plans to remain in three state exchanges in 2017

The insurance giant is planning to compete in just Nevada, New York and Virginia in 2017. By Christopher Snowbeck Star Tribune The extent of UnitedHealthcare's exit from the nation's health insurance exchanges became clearer Wednesday as the company said it plans to compete in government-run marketplaces for just three states next year. Currently, United competes [...]

UnitedHealthcare plans to remain in three state exchanges in 20172022-01-10T14:20:51-07:00

New Concerns for Obamacare

Insurance rates going up: New concerns for Obamacare By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Fresh problems for "Obamacare": The largest health insurer in Texas wants to raise its rates on individual policies by an average of nearly 60 percent, a new sign that President Barack Obama's overhaul hasn't solved the problem of price [...]

New Concerns for Obamacare2022-01-10T14:20:51-07:00

Study: Expanding generic drug use could save billions

Drugs with different chemical structures can provide new options, researchers say By Bradley J. Fikes | 8 a.m. May 9, 2016 Health insurers and patients could safely save many billions of dollars annually by swapping out a more expensive drug for a less expensive generic in the same class of drugs, according to a study published [...]

Study: Expanding generic drug use could save billions2022-01-10T14:20:51-07:00

Over One-Third Of Americans Have Received Unexpected Medical Bills.

NBC Nightly News (5/9, story 7, 2:00, Holt) reported that “over a third of Americans say they’ve been hit with jaw-dropping medical bills they didn’t know were coming.” NBC’s Olivia Sterns highlighted the case of a woman who “got a bill for $100,000” because a surgeon “had stopped taking her insurance, and while the hospital [...]

Over One-Third Of Americans Have Received Unexpected Medical Bills.2022-01-10T14:20:51-07:00

FDA to prioritize reviews of generic drugs made by one company

Shkreli's Strategy to Jack Up Drug Prices May Be Curbed by FDA Featured in BloomberBusiness - by Anna Edney With a small regulatory change, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration may have just stopped the next Martin Shkreli. The agency said Friday that it will prioritize review of new applications for generic drugs that would [...]

FDA to prioritize reviews of generic drugs made by one company2022-01-10T14:20:51-07:00

ObamaCare gets extra sign-up period to clear tax issues

New ACA Sign-Up Period Offered To Resolve Tax Problems. While Jan. 31 was the deadline for most people to enroll in 2016 ACA coverage, the Administration is setting up a new sign-up period “for people who failed to file 2014 tax returns,” The Hill reports. The new period “will provide another chance until March 31, [...]

ObamaCare gets extra sign-up period to clear tax issues2022-01-10T14:20:51-07:00

Health Insurers Move to Limit ACA Special Enrollments

Licking Wounds, Insurers Accelerate Moves To Limit Health-Law Enrollment By Jay Hancock February 4, 2016 | Kaiser Health News Stung by losses under the federal health law, major insurers are seeking to sharply limit how policies are sold to individuals in ways that consumer advocates say seem to discriminate against the sickest and could hold [...]

Health Insurers Move to Limit ACA Special Enrollments2022-01-10T14:20:52-07:00

Tax Scams Are Targeting Uninsured, I.R.S. Warns

By ROBERT PEAR JAN. 30, 2016 The New York Times WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service is warning consumers about tax scams involving the Affordable Care Act and penalties imposed under the law on people who go without health insurance. In some cases, the agency said, unscrupulous tax preparers tell clients to pay the penalties [...]

Tax Scams Are Targeting Uninsured, I.R.S. Warns2022-01-10T14:20:52-07:00

ObamaCare costs set to spike for thousands

ObamaCare costs set to spike for thousands The Hill // By Peter Sullivan - 01/11/16 08:12 PM EST About 43,000 ObamaCare enrollees are bearing the full cost of their insurance plans after losing the tax credits that are meant to make coverage more affordable. Those enrollees no longer receive ObamaCare tax credits because they failed [...]

ObamaCare costs set to spike for thousands2022-01-10T14:20:52-07:00
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