MultiPlan has helped big health insurers make billions by reducing reimbursements for medical bills, but its business model is now being questioned.
Category: Health Insurance and Managed Care
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2026 Prices for Drugs That Are Subject to Negotiations
The prices were made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, which granted the health secretary the authority to negotiate on behalf of Medicare.
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The Demise of an N.F.L. Retirement Home Trumpeted a Decade Ago
A planned senior care facility next to the Pro Football Hall of Fame was trumpeted a decade ago. Today, no such place exists and the idea seems to have been dropped.
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F.T.C. Says Middlemen Seem to Drive Up Drug Prices
In a report, the regulator sharply criticized pharmacy benefit managers, a reversal from its longstanding hands-off approach to policing the companies.
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Economists Worry About Fiscal Plans of Macron’s Rivals: What to Know
The far-right National Rally party and the left-wing New Popular Front are focusing on a cost-of-living crisis to woo voters, but their plans risk worsening France’s soaring deficit.
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Your Hologram Doctor Will See You Now
A Texas hospital is experimenting with hologram technology for doctors to see patients. Some health care experts wonder if it’s beneficial.
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Your Hologram Doctor Will See You Now
A Texas hospital is experimenting with hologram technology for doctors to see patients. Some health care experts wonder if it’s beneficial.
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Why the Egg Freezing Industry Is Booming
Mine is the first generation that has corporate benefits for a technology with the potential to slow the biological clock. Is it feminist dream or Silicon Valley fantasy?
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Women Are Paying for Birth Control When They Shouldn’t Have To
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has called on a government watchdog to investigate. Here’s what you need to know.
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How Pet Care Became a Big Business
People have grown more attached to their pets — and more willing to spend money on them — turning animal medicine into a high-tech industry worth billions.
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What to Do if You’re Overpaying for Prescriptions
Here’s what to know about your pharmacy benefit manager and how to find out if you are being overcharged for medications.