Category: Health Insurance

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts adds Learn to Live

The web and mobile delivery technology provides self-directed information to help individuals with stress, depression, social anxiety, and insomnia.

Blue Cross Blue Shield launches Blue HPN network

Blue HPN offers, on average, 10% total cost of care savings and up to 16% in some markets.

The Case Of The ACA’s Disappearing Taxes

When passing the Affordable Care Act, Democrats touted the fact that they had included many measures to pay for the bill’s expanded coverage. But nearly 10 years later, many of the “pay-fors” have been eliminated.

KFF Tracking Poll: On Health Care, Democrats and Democratic-Leaning Independents Trust Sen. Sanders the Most, but Significantly More People Support a Public Option than Medicare-for-All

3 in 4 Americans Do Not Expect Congress to Take Action to Lower Drug Costs Before the 2020 Election Ahead of tonight’s Democratic presidential debate, Sen. Bernie Sanders is the candidate most trusted on health care by Democrats and Democratic-leaning …

KFF Health Tracking Poll – November 2019: Health Care In The 2020 Election, Medicare-for-all, And The State Of The ACA

This poll examines the issues Democrats most want to hear in the debates, their trust of the Democratic candidates on health care, attitudes towards Medicare-for-all and a public option, perceptions of the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketp…

Opening Medicare to Americans aged 50 to 64 would cut their insurance costs, RAND finds

For a typical 50-year-old, buying into Medicare would cost about $2,500 less than buying a gold-level plan on the insurance exchanges.

The Startlingly High Cost Of The ‘Free’ Flu Shot

Although many consumers pay nothing out of pocket for flu shots, insurers foot the bill. And those prices vary dramatically.

PillPack launches Amazon Pharmacy branding

The branding has changed from "PillPack, an Amazon company" to "PillPack by Amazon Pharmacy."

Open enrollment: 83% selecting Medicare Advantage choose plans with $0 premiums

The number of consumers selecting such plans represent an increase from the 76% who did so last year.

American Hospital Association, provider groups to sue over final rule

The rule will accelerate anti-competitive behavior among health insurers and stymie innovations in value-based care delivery, the groups say.