The expansion of Medicaid, which provides health insurance to more than 60,000 Granite Staters, may have hit a roadblock from becoming permanent, despite its unanimous support in the Senate and passage last week in the House. The program, Granite Advantage, will expire this year; it was implemented in 2014. Concerns from House Republicans prompted a … Read more
NEW YORK, May 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The New York Public Service Retirees Organization secured another major appeal victory on behalf of Medicare-eligible retired city workers and their dependents. The victory comes in a class action lawsuit filed last year by the organization challenging the city and EmblemHealth’s illegal decision to levy tuition fees on … Read more
MoMo Productions | Digital Vision | Getty Images An animal companion has a way of enriching your life, but if they’re injured or sick, you’ll need to cover the financial fallout from their medical care. If you don’t have hundreds of dollars on hand, this could strain your budget. This is where pet insurance comes … Read more
From the left. Top: Michelle Perez, Denisha Campbell, Tessa Santner. Middle Row: Miguel Gonzalez, Rachel Neale, Arria Hauldin. Bottom: Caitlin Mims, Rachel Blankenship, Mia Hernandez. Nine current and former Florida State University students have been awarded scholarships through the prestigious Fulbright U.S. student program. Winners include graduate and undergraduate students and represent a range of … Read more
With the end of the Medicaid continued enrollment provision implemented during the pandemic health emergency, states are resuming Medicaid cancellations. Many people who originally qualified for Medicaid through pregnancy eligibility may be at risk of losing coverage. During the pandemic, people who got Medicaid coverage because they were pregnant were able to stay in the … Read more
As health care costs continue to rise, payers are turning to innovative strategies, such as value-based insurance design (VBID), to improve quality, maximize health care costs for the care most needed by plan participants, and improve costs at long term. VBID is intended to save employees and their self-funded employers money by directing employees to … Read more
Modern understanding of obesity has changed, as medical professionals now recognize that obesity is not simply the result of a lack of willpower; rather, it is a chronic disease. This change is making a new class of anti-obesity drugs like Wegovy especially valuable. These drugs are highly effective, well tolerated and safe and could improve … Read more