Wednesday, 2 August 2017

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Senate OKs bills to address VA budget crisis, claims backlog
11:08:10 AM
The Senate unanimously approved a pair of bills taking aim at urgent problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs, clearing a $3.9 billion emergency spending package to fix a looming budget crisis and adopting new measures to pare down a rapidly...


Health insurer files for rate decrease for Alaska market
8:53:36 AM
If approved, the lone insurer's proposed double-digit rate decrease would be the first time the average rate has decreased under the current federal healthcare law in Alaska.


Appeals court rules states can fight to preserve ACA subsidies
2:35:11 AM
The appellate court order allowing state attorneys general to intervene in a lawsuit over the ACA's cost-sharing subsidies means the Trump administration cannot unilaterally stop the CSR payments and dismiss the appeal.


Trump's threats to end cost-sharing subsidies could lead to premium hikes and litigation
Tuesday, August 01, 2017 6:00 PM
Health insurers have warned for months that they will raise premiums if the Trump administration and Congress fail to fund crucial cost-sharing subsidies. Now, the Trump administration faces the threat that states will sue over the payments.


Senate health panel to craft insurance stabilization bill
Tuesday, August 01, 2017 4:00 PM
If Congress doesn't act by late September to protect cost-sharing subsidies for insurers, millions of Americans with government subsidies may find themselves with no plan options, Sen. Lamar Alexander said.


Insurers outline actions HHS can take to bolster marketplaces without Congress
Tuesday, August 01, 2017 4:00 PM
Marketplace insurers want to tweak the open-enrollment process and to make it easier to not cover certain drugs as part of their wish list of ways to stabilize the individual marketplace without involving Congress.


LifePoint navigates shrinking admissions and surgeries to Q2 earnings gain
Tuesday, August 01, 2017 4:00 PM
LifePoint posted a second-quarter earnings gain but has come face-to-face with a deteriorating admissions trend.


Pfizer's revenue declines as it faces more biosimilar competition
Tuesday, August 01, 2017 3:00 PM
Pfizer second-quarter earnings jumped thanks to rising sales of key drugs, but its overall revenue declined as the drugmaker was dogged by increased biosimilar competition and the divestiture of Hospira Infusion Systems.


Back office relief: Automating the arcane world of device warranties
Tuesday, August 01, 2017 1:00 PM
The constant, complicated stream of administrative documents flooding healthcare providers' back offices involved can pose significant financial risks, but new software aims to streamline the process.


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