Melissa Block

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Health insurers are now required to post prices they pay to hospitals

The federal government says insurers must publicly post the amounts they pay hospitals and doctors. It’s another step toward price transparency in the country’s complicated health care system.

U.S. May Get More Ventilators But Run Out Of Medicine For COVID-19 Patients

There have been dramatic spikes in demand for sedatives, pain medications, paralytics, and other drugs that are crucial for patients who are on ventilators.