Federal regulators spent billions of dollars to avoid a spike in costs for older Americans that could have been politically damaging to the presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris.
Category: Health Insurance and Managed Care
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Acadia Healthcare Says It Faces New Federal Investigations
Shares of the company, one of the largest chains of for-profit psychiatric hospitals, were down 25 percent at one point.
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Therapy Notes Are Accessible to Patients. Is That a Good Thing?
Health care systems have been putting therapists’ progress reports online, much to the surprise (and anger) of some patients.
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Retiring Solo: How to Plan When You’re on Your Own
More Americans are entering their later years without people they can automatically turn to for assistance with their health and finances. Here’s how to start.
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F.T.C. Accuses Drug Middlemen of Inflating Insulin Prices
The case takes aim at the major pharmacy benefit managers, agency officials said, claiming that they favored more expensive insulin products and forced patients to pay more.
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Thousands of Boeing Workers Go On Strike: What to Know
Thousands of Boeing workers in Washington State and Oregon walked off the job on Friday in the first strike at the plane maker in 16 years.
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Boeing Workers Vote to Strike After Rejecting Contract Deal
Thousands of workers who build commercial planes in the Seattle and Portland, Ore., areas voted down an accord recommended by union leaders.
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Is It Better to Stay on Your Parents’ Health Care Plan or Enroll in an Employer’s?
For young adults, the choice isn’t always a straightforward one.
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Trump and Harris Embody a Stark Partisan Divide on Fighting Poverty
The two presidential candidates can both point to records of pushing poverty rates down, but their approaches could hardly be more different.
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Congress Presses Health Insurance Regulators on ‘Troubling’ Billing Tactics
Lawmakers are zeroing in on MultiPlan, a firm that has helped insurers cut payments while sometimes leaving patients with large bills.
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For Abortion Clinics, a Tough Business Becomes Even Tougher
After the fall of Roe v. Wade, some clinics thought they could expand their businesses in states that still allowed them to operate. It hasn’t quite worked out that way.
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Revenues Down and Stock Battered as Data Firm Faces Scrutiny
MultiPlan has helped big health insurers make billions by reducing reimbursements for medical bills, but its business model is now being questioned.