Access & Health Coverage
The Senate Finance Committee today held a hearing for Alex Azar, President Trump鈥檚 nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services. Azar, former president of Lilly USA and deputy HHS secretary under the George W. Bush administration, faced a number of questions from senators about his ties to鈥
鈥淧rescription drug prices are out of control,鈥 wrote AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack and America鈥檚 Health Insurance Plans President and CEO Marilyn Tavenner in a Dec. 31 OpEd in The Hill. 鈥淭he average annual cost for one specialty medication to treat a chronic condition is now more than what鈥
The AHA today released a one-page guide (link) to help hospital and health system leaders consider a global budget payment strategy to improve health care access and delivery in their community. The emerging strategy is one of nine identified by an AHA task force to help ensure access to care in鈥
The Department of Labor today released a proposed rule that would allow employers, including sole proprietors, to form association health plans based on geography or industry.
More than 8.7 million people selected a 2018 health plan, or were automatically re-enrolled in a plan, during open enrollment at HealthCare.gov, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported last week. The report updates the agency鈥檚 previous estimate, which did not include consumers鈥
More than 8.7 million people selected a 2018 health plan, or were automatically re-enrolled in a plan, during open enrollment at HealthCare.gov, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported last week.
鈥淧rescription drug prices are out of control,鈥 wrote AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack and America鈥檚 Health Insurance Plans President and CEO Marilyn Tavenner in a Dec. 31 OpEd in The Hill. 鈥淭he average annual cost for one specialty medication to treat a chronic condition is now more than what鈥
More than 8.8 million people selected a 2018 health plan during open enrollment at HealthCare.gov, including more than 4.1 million people last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported yesterday. The total does not include consumers who enrolled after Dec. 15 due to high鈥
The House of Representatives is expected to vote this evening on a continuing resolution funding the federal government through Jan. 19. The current CR expires tomorrow.