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Insurance
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What to know when covering the booming Medicare Advantage market
Panelists at Health Journalism 2024 talked about how to untangle the complex web that is Medicare Advantage.
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Economist, doctor suggest publicly funded health care as solution to insurance woes
Publicly funded health care could fix the country’s ailing insurance system, an economist and a physician agreed during an HJ24…
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Millions of children lose Medicaid coverage as state enrollment problems persist
More than 5 million children have lost health coverage as a result of what’s called the Medicaid unwinding.
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Follow the Money: Uncovering insurers’ confidential clauses that hit patients in the pocketbook
This webinar is the second in a series entitled ‘Follow the Money’ covering the business of health care, sponsored by…
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Medical debt in the U.S. linked to poor health and premature death, study says
A recent study suggests that when U.S. consumers have medical debt in collections, they are likely to have worse health…
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How to cover the sharp rise in spending for diabetes and weight loss drugs
Consumer demand for expensive diabetes and weight loss medications like Ozempic could drive up insurance premiums and Medicare costs.
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The impact of the Change Healthcare cyberattack: What to know
It’s been more than 44 days since Change Healthcare fell victim to a cyberattack, yet not much is known about…
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Freelancers: Finding health insurance doesn’t have to be so difficult
As the number of staff jobs in journalism shrinks, many reporters are turning to freelancing and need a new health…
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Sources for covering the hidden clauses raising employers’ and workers’ health costs
In February, a Johnson & Johnson employee sued the company for driving up health insurance costs in what could be…
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U.S. drug prices are 278% higher than 33 other countries, report shows
Prices for brand-name and generic drugs in 2022 were nearly three times higher in the U.S. than in comparable countries.