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Republicans struggle to agree on healthcare bill before self-imposed deadline
Thursday, June 15, 2017 11:00 PM
It's not just the Medicaid expansion that's hampering Senate Republicans from reaching agreement. It's also how fast the federal contribution to Medicaid spending will be allowed to grow.


Nebraska retains one insurer for its exchanges in 2018
Thursday, June 15, 2017 8:00 PM
Medica said Thursday that it will offer plans on Nebraska's exchanges statewide in 2018. The Minnetonka, Minn.-based insurer will be the only participant in the state.


$12 billion HHS budget cut will lead to better care, Price says
Thursday, June 15, 2017 6:00 PM
HHS Secretary Tom Price told senators during a hearing Thursday that major cuts to Medicaid and repealing the Affordable Care Act would result in better care for individuals, though he was light on details.


House passes bill to allow AHCA subsidies to pay for COBRA plans
Thursday, June 15, 2017 5:00 PM
House Republicans took another step in their quest to repeal and replace Obamacare, passing a bill that would allow American Health Care Act tax credits to go toward COBRA plans.


NYU Langone takes on the state's largest healthcare union
Thursday, June 15, 2017 4:59 PM
The hospital claims that 1199 SEIU and the League of Voluntary Hospitals and Homes of New York have forced it to make about $25 million in additional payments to a fund.


Cleveland Clinic jumps into insurance biz with Oscar Health
Thursday, June 15, 2017 4:31 PM
Despite the instability of the market, Cleveland Clinic and Oscar are betting that a narrow network plan focused on keeping patients out of the hospital with help from care coordinators will keep their product afloat.


CoPilot reaches settlement for waiting to provide data breach notification
Thursday, June 15, 2017 4:29 PM
Some of CoPilot's patient data were breached in October 2015, but the company waited until January 2017 to notify affected patients, thereby violating a state law.


Iowa accused of cutting Medicaid funds for disabled beneficiaries
Thursday, June 15, 2017 4:00 PM
Iowa Medicaid beneficiaries with serious disabilities allege the state's contracted managed-care organizations have cut their monthly cost allowances for home- and community-based care, even though there has been no change in their care needs.


Increasing transparency on generic drug cost data could save $4 billion
Thursday, June 15, 2017 4:00 PM
Making actual generic drug acquisition costs available to third-party payers would empower health plans to negotiate lower rates and essentially level the playing field in a pharmaceutical supply chain that's shrouded in secrecy, according to a new...


Are GOP's proposed Medicaid cuts paltry? Not if you have to look a patient in the eye
Thursday, June 15, 2017 1:00 PM
A prominent conservative health policy expert downplayed the financial impact of the Republican proposal to cap Medicaid spending. That may be a sign that supporters of the GOP's repeal-and-replace drive are nervous about the growing political...


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