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Cheaper Health Plans Promoted by Trump Have a History of Fraud U.S. http://ift.tt/2xWb5Mv Health Insurance and Managed Care, Executive Orders and Memorandums October 21, 2017 at 05:00AM Author --- ROBERT PEAR Source> -- The New York Times Keywords -- Health Insurance and Managed Care, Executive Orders and Memorandums Records reveal that fraud and abuse in small-business health plans have left employers and employees with hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid medical bills.

The Silver Lining in Trump’s Health Care ‘Sabotage’ Opinion http://ift.tt/2gqrU6M Health Insurance and Managed Care, United States Politics and Government October 20, 2017 at 05:00AM Author --- DAVID ANDERSON Source> -- The New York Times Keywords -- Health Insurance and Managed Care, United States Politics and Government By cutting an insurers’ subsidy, the president may accidentally save many Americans money on health insurance.

Bipartisan Health Proposal Is Too Late for 2018, but a Salve for 2019 The Upshot http://ift.tt/2gtgqTX Health Insurance and Managed Care, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Law and Legislation October 19, 2017 at 05:00AM Author --- REED ABELSON and MARGOT SANGER-KATZ Source> -- The New York Times Keywords -- Health Insurance and Managed Care, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Law and Legislation The proposed bill won’t lower premiums right away, but it will offer reassurance to insurers.

Waiting for Real Health Care Reform Opinion http://ift.tt/2zicyJj Health Insurance and Managed Care, United States Politics and Government October 18, 2017 at 05:00AM Author --- Unknown Author Source> -- The New York Times Keywords -- Health Insurance and Managed Care, United States Politics and Government A reader calls for “a bipartisan solution that is stripped of the needs of the lobbyists and addresses the concerns of the American people.”

Anthem Joins With CVS to Start Its Own Pharmacy Business Health http://ift.tt/2x6osoR Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Health Insurance and Managed Care October 18, 2017 at 05:00AM Author --- REED ABELSON Source> -- The New York Times Keywords -- Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Health Insurance and Managed Care The move is another shake-up in the pharmacy benefits manager industry, and deals a blow to Express Scripts.

Trump Qualifies Support for Senate Deal to Fund Health Subsidies U.S. http://ift.tt/2grqpcw United States Politics and Government, Health Insurance and Managed Care October 18, 2017 at 05:00AM Author --- ROBERT PEAR and THOMAS KAPLAN Source> -- The New York Times Keywords -- United States Politics and Government, Health Insurance and Managed Care After voicing support, the president offered a different take on the plan, while its Republican architect predicted it would pass before the end of the year.

A Very Encouraging Health Care Deal Opinion http://ift.tt/2gOjiYf Elections, Governors, United States Politics and Government, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) October 18, 2017 at 05:00AM Author --- DAVID LEONHARDT Source> -- The New York Times Keywords -- Elections, Governors, United States Politics and Government, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) Also: A Willie Horton-style campaign in Virginia.

Trump’s Attack on Insurer ‘Gravy Train’ Could Actually Help a Lot of Consumers The Upshot http://ift.tt/2yuxQ75 Health Insurance and Managed Care, Federal Aid (US), United States Politics and Government October 18, 2017 at 05:00AM Author --- MARGOT SANGER-KATZ Source> -- The New York Times Keywords -- Health Insurance and Managed Care, Federal Aid (US), United States Politics and Government State regulators and insurers have found a way to funnel more federal money into the markets and protect consumers from big rate hikes.

A Diabetes Monitor That Spares the Fingers Well http://ift.tt/2ggupsl Diabetes, Sensors, Health Insurance and Managed Care October 17, 2017 at 05:00AM Author --- LARISSA ZIMBEROFF Source> -- The New York Times Keywords -- Diabetes, Sensors, Health Insurance and Managed Care The device helps me control my glucose without pricking my fingers to test drops of blood. I buy it overseas, but it’s coming to America.

Senators Reach Deal to Fund Subsidies to Health Insurers U.S. http://ift.tt/2x3fZCS Health Insurance and Managed Care, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), United States Politics and Government October 17, 2017 at 05:00AM Author --- THOMAS KAPLAN Source> -- The New York Times Keywords -- Health Insurance and Managed Care, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), United States Politics and Government The plan by the two senators, Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Patty Murray of Washington, would fund the subsidies that President Trump said he would cut off.

What Trump Supporters Hear About Health Care Opinion http://ift.tt/2idfROz Health Insurance and Managed Care, United States Politics and Government, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Soft Drinks, Sales and Excise Taxes October 16, 2017 at 05:00AM Author --- DAVID LEONHARDT Source> -- The New York Times Keywords -- Health Insurance and Managed Care, United States Politics and Government, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Soft Drinks, Sales and Excise Taxes There is a theme: A misconception about how insurance works.

How to Fight the New Trumpcare Opinion http://ift.tt/2wYd2Uc Executive Orders and Memorandums, United States Politics and Government, Health Insurance and Managed Care October 15, 2017 at 05:00AM Author --- DAVID LEONHARDT Source> -- The New York Times Keywords -- Executive Orders and Memorandums, United States Politics and Government, Health Insurance and Managed Care President Trump wants to take away health insurance. It’s possible to minimize the damage he can do.

Trump Closes a Health Dispute, but Leaves Open a Power Struggle U.S. http://ift.tt/2glQjyh United States Politics and Government, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Health Insurance and Managed Care October 15, 2017 at 05:00AM Author --- CARL HULSE Source> -- The New York Times Keywords -- United States Politics and Government, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Health Insurance and Managed Care An administration maneuver to cut off health insurance subsidies, effectively a capitulation in a long-running legal battle, could give Congress the upper hand over the executive branch.

Trump Tweets Approval After Health Care Stocks ‘Plunged’ U.S. http://ift.tt/2kP4RHZ Health Insurance and Managed Care, Executive Orders and Memorandums, United States Politics and Government October 14, 2017 at 05:00AM Author --- JACEY FORTIN Source> -- The New York Times Keywords -- Health Insurance and Managed Care, Executive Orders and Memorandums, United States Politics and Government President Trump cut off subsidies to cover insurance costs for low-income people, and some health care stocks fell. He cheered.

Yes, You Can Still Enroll in Obamacare: Five Answers to Questions About Getting Covered U.S. http://ift.tt/2gjttY7 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Medicine and Health, Health Insurance and Managed Care October 14, 2017 at 05:00AM Author --- HAEYOUN PARK Source> -- The New York Times Keywords -- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Medicine and Health, Health Insurance and Managed Care Some changes you should know about.

The Benefits (and the Catch) of Health Savings Accounts Your Money http://ift.tt/2yiUPSy Health Insurance and Managed Care October 13, 2017 at 05:00AM Author --- ANN CARRNS Source> -- The New York Times Keywords -- Health Insurance and Managed Care H.S.A.s offer a triple tax benefit, and if you change jobs, the H.S.A. moves with you. But they’re available only with high-deductible health insurance plans.

Trump Is Telling Obamacare Insurers He Doesn’t Support the Market The Upshot http://ift.tt/2z6cuMG Law and Legislation, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) October 13, 2017 at 05:00AM Author --- MARGOT SANGER-KATZ Source> -- The New York Times Keywords -- Law and Legislation, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Most plans can probably survive without the subsidies he vowed to cut off on Thursday. But he has signaled that he will use policy levers to make their business hard.

Trump’s Obamacare Order Will Deepen Health Inequality Opinion http://ift.tt/2wS9gLZ Health Insurance and Managed Care, Executive Orders and Memorandums, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) October 13, 2017 at 05:00AM Author --- DAVID ANDERSON Source> -- The New York Times Keywords -- Health Insurance and Managed Care, Executive Orders and Memorandums, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) The cost of insurance may go down for the healthy, but it will skyrocket for plenty of other people.

Foiled in Congress, Trump Signs Order to Undermine Obamacare U.S. http://ift.tt/2g5OQbx United States Politics and Government, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Health Insurance and Managed Care October 12, 2017 at 05:00AM Author --- ROBERT PEAR and REED ABELSON Source> -- The New York Times Keywords -- United States Politics and Government, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Health Insurance and Managed Care President Trump issued an order on Thursday to allow the sale of health insurance plans that are exempt from some Affordable Care Act coverage rules.