News & Updates

Republicans Couldn’t Knock Down Obamacare. So They’re Finding Ways Around It. New York Times The Trump administration has always seen Obamacare as an abominable roadblock to the less regulated insurance […]

The Cost of Cures Empire Center A surge in overall spending on prescription drugs in recent years, coupled with high prices for new medications and rising prices for many existing […]

5 big insurance issues in New York City & State New York Health insurance was a major target in state budget negotiations this year, including a proposed windfall tax on […]

State budget includes health care fund after $2.8 million lobbying push City & State Following months of threats by the Trump administration to slash federal health care spending, New York […]

U.S. Obamacare 2018 exchange enrollment drops 3 percent: CMS Reuters About 11.8 million consumers nationwide enrolled in 2018 Obamacare exchange plans, a 3 percent drop from last year when 12.2 […]

U.S. govt sets 3.40 pct hike in 2019 payments to Medicare insurers Reuters The U.S. government on Monday said it would increase by 3.40 percent on average 2019 payments to […]

Health insurance costs strain family resources The Daily Star While the number of people lacking health insurance in New York is at a historic low, costs have skyrocketed over the […]

Walmart in Early-Stage Acquisition Talks With Humana Wall Street Journal Walmart Inc. is in preliminary talks to buy insurer Humana Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, a deal […]

New Medicare Rule Promises Needless Suffering for Pain Patients Reason The CDC’s controversial but officially optional opioid prescription guidelines, which encourage doctors to be as stingy as possible with pain […]

Insurers pan state proposal to target excess reserves Crain’s Health Pulse (subscription required) New York Medicaid health plans said they would fight a Cuomo administraton proposal that would allow the […]