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Policy and Legislation

By Jeff Lagasse | 02:55 pm | April 18, 2017
Policyholders with Blue Plus, HealthPartners, Medica and PreferredOne are seeing the discount.
By Susan Morse | 10:47 am | April 18, 2017
Department of Justice's Antitrust Division and the FTC have recommended that Alaska repeal its certificate-of-need law in an April 12 letter.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:03 am | April 18, 2017
Party leaders and the Trump administration are negotiating elements for a new plan to bring to Congress.
By Susan Morse | 03:07 pm | April 17, 2017
Agency says it's owed $37 million in payments for taking on the risk of insuring consumers who bought plans through the Affordable Care Act.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:02 am | April 17, 2017
About 9.5 percent of psychologically distressed Americans in 2014 still didn't have insurance that covered psychiatrists, counselors, study shows.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:24 am | April 17, 2017
Medicaid expansion a success, health insurance exchanges have struggled to provide affordable plans with adequate networks.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:55 am | April 17, 2017
Proposal would levy the tax directly on opioid manufacturers and wholesalers, who would pay 1 cent per milligram at the first point of sale.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:50 am | April 14, 2017
CMS initiative aims to boost outcomes, reduce cost and find innovative ways to deliver care to underserved populations.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 10:53 am | April 14, 2017
J. David Cox Sr. demanded leaders address the issues but refrain from using report as fuel for privatization talk.
By Kaiser Health News | 08:37 am | April 14, 2017
Controversial proposal by the Health and Human Services Department drew letters from 4,000 organizations, individuals in 20-day comment period.