The CBO estimates 5.3 million more people will be uninsured in 2034 because of a new Medicaid work requirement. Life is getting more expensive. What’s next? Stream CNN Breaks It Down for answers on the CNN app: https://cnn.it/4bZ6MRr #News
The CBO estimates 5.3 million more people will be uninsured in 2034 because of a new Medicaid work requirement. Life is getting more expensive. What’s next? Stream CNN Breaks It Down for answers on the CNN app: https://cnn.it/4bZ6MRr #News
Payton Herres got a heart transplant when she was 11 years old. After 14 years on the same anti-rejection drug, she can no longer afford the medication under her health insurance current plan, so the mother of her heart donor offered to help.
Campaigning on health care used to mean talking about coverage or costs . Now, in the run-up to the midterms, it's just as likely to focus on "corruption." The big picture: Candidates are accusing primary or general election opponents of being in the pockets of drugmakers, insurers and other powerful health interests, to the detriment of voters. - It's a strategy that plays into affordability concerns and voter anger at the health system — but frequently avoids addressing what about the system needs fixing. - "Voters want leaders to lower everyday costs and firmly believe that will require taking on political corruption, corporate power and special interests' influence," public opinion firm Lake Research Partners wrote last month in…
Employer health insurance costs are expected to spike by 8.2%, the highest costs in decades, according to a survey conducted by Marsh. The price increase is caused by hospital consolidation, specialty and GLP drugs, and high-cost claimants.
The cost of health benefits per employee is expected to rise 8.2% in 2027 — the biggest jump for employers since 2003.
Demand for Ozempic, Wegovy and similar drugs is soaring, but some employers say the cost is becoming too much to absorb.
Barger speaks bluntly about the quality of the state's insurance commissioner. 'When you politicize an office like this,' she says, 'this is what you get.'
‘not a trivial administrative error’
Federal investigations of Mark Walter’s business empire have put a spotlight on private-equity-owned insurers that invest premiums in risky assets.