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Resources for covering the ACA preventive care ruling in Texas
Among the many significant parts of the Affordable Care Act, one of the most important for consumers is the requirement…
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Useful sources to aid reporting on pharmacy benefit managers
Last month, Ed Silverman at STAT News covered the story about how Centene, one of the nation’s largest health insurers, agreed to…
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History shows Inflation Reduction Act subsidies help Americans save on health insurance
By signing the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on Tuesday, August 16, President Biden made history by continuing a 12-year trend…
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3 reasons it’s significant that the percentage of uninsured Americans hit an all-time low
The percentage of Americans who lack health insurance hit an all-time low of 8% in the first quarter of this…
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The Federal Trade Commission launches probe into pharmacy benefit managers
Noting that so many companies in the prescription drug supply chain are vertically integrated, the Federal Trade Commission voted unanimously on…
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Rising prescription drug prices: What to know
In pharmacies across the country, sticker shock is not uncommon. The high price of prescription drugs is one of the…
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Why limiting insulin out-of-pocket costs solves only part of the problem
Last fall, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a $2.2 million domestic spending plan called Build Back Better (BBB)…
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5 angles to consider when covering drug-price reform
Want to know why little gets done when the U.S. Congress takes up proposals to control drug prices? One recent…
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One reporter follows the money to show why Build Back Better failed
In December 2021, Jessie Hellmann, a politics reporter, wrote about how the Medicare Advantage program survived cuts that health policy…
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Covering Medicaid expansion: One reporter shows the contrast in bordering states
Dozens of journalists have reported how 38 states and the District of Columbia have increased eligibility in their Medicaid programs…