As many as 2.7 million children could lose health coverage or benefits next year if Congress does not renew the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), according to a study by the conservative American Action Forum. Continue reading
Here in Las Vegas it may still seem like summer with record temperatures and high humidity. The fact of the matter is fall/winter should be upon us. The colder months will bring cold and Flu season, and a very busy time for doctors across the valley, making getting in to your primary care physician the same day more difficult. Continue reading
The Obama administration said on Monday that it planned to terminate health insurance for 115,000 people on Oct. 1 because they had failed to prove that they were United States citizens or legal immigrants eligible for coverage under the Affordable Care Act. I Continue reading
We’re in the midst of a rare slowdown in the growth of health spending. That slowdown just hit the employer health insurance market. Continue reading
Sylvia Mathews Burwell, the secretary of Health and Human Services, said Monday in her first major speech that she wanted to move beyond the politics of health care and work with members of both parties to improve the management and operation of HealthCare.gov, the website used by millions of people to sign up for insurance coverage. Continue reading
The nation’s second-most powerful court will reconsider a ruling by a three-judge panel that jeopardized President Obama’s health care law. Continue reading
Tighter controls on opioid prescription painkillers issued by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration last month may increase workers compensation costs in the short term, but over the long term they could help reduce overuse of opioids Continue reading
The first year of enrollment under the federal health care law was marred by the troubled start of HealthCare.gov, rampant confusion among consumers and a steep learning curve for insurers and government officials alike. Continue reading
