Insurers from Oregon to Pennsylvania, including a failed health-care co-operative and two long-established Blues plans have lost billions of dollars selling Obamacarepolicies. Now they are suing the federal government to recoup their losses. In a testament to industry desperation, insurers are asking federal judges to simply ignore a congressional ban on the payment of these corporate … [Read more...] about Suing Their Way Out of Obamacare Failure – The health-insurance industry is lawyering up
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In A Politically Polarized Year, Poll Finds Wide Agreement Among Voters On A Key Health Care Agenda
A new poll of voters in battleground states finds a rare opportunity for bipartisan agreement on health care, with Americans strongly favoring action on public policies that support medical discovery into new treatments and cures. The poll was jointly commissioned by the Galen Institute and Center Forward, center-right and center-left think tanks. Purple Insights interviewed 800 registered … [Read more...] about In A Politically Polarized Year, Poll Finds Wide Agreement Among Voters On A Key Health Care Agenda
New FDA Guidance Would Deny Doctors Information They Need In Prescribing Biosimilar Medicines
The Food and Drug Administration appears to believe it knows better than physicians do what information they need to best treat their patients. That is the logical conclusion drawn from draft guidance the agency recently released on what should and should not be included on the labels of the latest generation of pharmaceuticals—a new form of biologic medicines called biosimilars. Biologics … [Read more...] about New FDA Guidance Would Deny Doctors Information They Need In Prescribing Biosimilar Medicines
ACA Rules Allow People To Game The System, Contributing To Premium Spikes
Consumers are facing the prospect of significant premium increases for health insurance next year, and faulty ACA provisions are at least partly to blame. For example, people have figured out they can get a year’s worth of medical care while paying just nine months of premiums. They also can wait to sign up for health insurance after they get sick and get the care they need. And young people … [Read more...] about ACA Rules Allow People To Game The System, Contributing To Premium Spikes