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How this manufacturer uses an in-house clinic to keep health care costs down

Kris Dzikas, the human resources director, says the company estimates over a 10-year period, the clinic will cost about $2.1 million and save the manufacturer about $18 million of insurance premiums......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 10th, 2019

Baker sees "silver lining" in new health care law

Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law on New Year's Day a multi-faceted health care bill that requires insurance companies to cover telehealth visits the same way they cover in-person care......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 1st, 2021

How South Africa Plans to Fix an Ailing Health System

The South African Constitution’s Bill of Rights accords everyone the right to health care. Yet 84% of the nation’s 58.8 million people have no medical insurance and rely on a public health system with too few doctors and dilapidated facilities,.....»»

Category: topSource: washpostAug 14th, 2019

Children"s health bill to be teed up for House vote

Lawmakers said children's well-being will be a priority for the House this two-year term, and the bill aims to break down barriers families face in finding and accessing quality care for their kids......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJul 29th, 2019

Employer tax for Medicaid is dead as tobacco bill stalls

Gov. Kate Brown is not moving forward with a proposed tax on employers that don't adequately cover employees' health care. House Bill 2269, called the Employer Health Care Responsibility Act, was projected to raise $120 million, though that project.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 15th, 2019

The House"s big bill to lower drug prices and shore up Obamacare, explained

The biggest health care bill of the year is coming to the House floor......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMay 14th, 2019

Legislature considers raising fees on employer health plans to stabilize individual market

Colorado’s individual health-insurance market is failing, with average premiums rising 20 percent in 2017 and another 27 percent this year. As such, a bill moving through the Colorado Legislature asks this question: Is it fair to ask some 2 million.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 20th, 2018

White House retreats on cuts to MinnesotaCare

Minnesota will receive $85 million from the federal government for its MinnesotaCare program, which helps the working poor afford health insurance, months after the Trump administration unexpected cut funding earlier this year. The Star Tribune repor.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsAug 30th, 2018

Millions of Americans Could Face a Surprise Medical Bill Next Year. Here"s What To Know

A flood of surprise hospital bills could start arriving in U.S. mailboxes as early as January unless two giant for-profit health care companies resolve a dispute over whether thousands of doctors remain in patients’ insurance networks......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralDec 8th, 2018

Oregon Senate passes measure to hold health care organizations accountable for cutting costs

House Bill 2081 passed with bipartisan support......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 10th, 2021

Executive of the Year: Andrea Walsh

Walsh runs an organization that provides health insurance for 1.8 million people, serves 1.2 million patients, and, with over 26,000 employees, is the eighth-largest employer in the entire state......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 11th, 2021

Beacon Hill negotiators reach deal on compromise health care bill

The conference committee that has been negotiating health care legislation since July has reached a deal, its chairs announced Tuesday. Sen. Cindy Friedman and House Majority Leader Ronald Mariano said the compromise bill "embraces the promises of telehe.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 22nd, 2020

Did You Lose Your Health Insurance Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic? You May Have Other Options

Several alternatives could be available to you, from Medicaid to Affordable Care Act plans Liz Clausen never thought her husband would lose his job. He was the first full-time hire at the Au.....»»

Category: topSource: timeMay 15th, 2020

Up to 43M Americans could lose health insurance amid pandemic, report says

As many as 43 million Americans could lose their health insurance in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Urban Institu.....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMay 10th, 2020

UT System expects to lose $700M because of Covid-19 pandemic

The global pandemic has taken a financial toll on nearly every industry in the country, including education. The University of Texas System revealed May 6 that it expects to lose nearly $700 million in revenue this year alone. UT health institutio.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 7th, 2020

Foundation For The Carolinas to run $50 million relief fund for coronavirus victims

Cigna and New York Life tapped the Charlotte foundation's subsidiary, E4E Relief, to manage a new grant program benefiting the families of health care and frontline workers who lost, or lose, their lives from the novel coronavirus......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 22nd, 2020

Foundation For The Carolinas to run $50 million national relief fund

Cigna and New York Life tapped the Charlotte foundation's subsidiary, E4E Relief, to manage a new grant program benefiting the families of health-care and front-line workers who lost, or lose, their lives from the novel coronavirus......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 21st, 2020

Next Avenue: Where to get health insurance if you lose your job

Up to 35 million Americans could lose coverage as businesses lay off workers due to pandemic shutdowns......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 21st, 2020

35M Americans could lose health insurance amid layoffs

The figure highlights the unprecedented ripple effect of the coronavirus across the US economy and health care......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 6th, 2020

A whopping 35 million Americans could lose their health insurance due to massive layoffs from coronavirus, new study says

Associated Press Up to 35 mill.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 6th, 2020