‘A Significant Assault on Our Health’: Healthcare Policy Leaders Condemn Trump’s Budget Proposal
President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget proposes deep healthcare cuts, raising concerns about harm to patients and research.
How Healthcare Leaders Responded to Trump’s State of the Union
Some healthcare experts supported Trump’s comments on lowering prescription drug costs, while others criticized his remarks on health coverage.
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Inside an Automated Healthcare Practice: Redesigning Care Around People, Not Paperwork
By reducing administrative burden and redesigning workflows around human needs, it creates space for what matters most: connection between clinicians and patients.
How Healthcare Leaders Are Reacting to the Government Shutdown
The government shutdown is drawing backlash from healthcare leaders over its potential to disrupt ACA subsidies, Medicare telehealth access and programs like SNAP.
Why a US Judge Paused Several Provisions of the Marketplace Rule
A judge temporarily blocked key parts of a Trump rule that would have restricted access to Marketplace coverage, marking a legal victory for Democrats and healthcare advocates who argued the rule would cause widespread coverage losses and violated federal law.
Why HHS’ Notice On Federal Public Benefits Harms Both Lawfully Present and Undocumented Immigrants
Numerous advocacy organizations are sounding the alarm over a recent HHS notice that restricts access to federal benefits for undocumented immigrants, as well as for those lawfully present.
How Healthcare Leaders Are Responding to the Supreme Court’s Preventive Care Ruling
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of an Affordable Care Act provision requiring insurance coverage of certain preventive services without cost-sharing. Many healthcare leaders applauded the decision, though some concerns remain.
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Survey on the Healthcare Financial Landscape Offers a Roadmap for Stakeholders
Zelis highlights how employers, payers, and consumers are integrating digital tools to manage healthcare costs.
Over 300 Organizations Call on New Congress to Safeguard and Strengthen Medicaid
Families USA led a letter urging the new Congress, which was sworn in on Jan. 3, to protect Medicaid.
More Than 70 Organizations Urge Congress to Extend Enhanced Premium Tax Credits
In a letter, Families USA and numerous other organizations called on Congress to extend the enhanced premium tax credits that are set to expire at the end of 2025.
How will new cancer treatment care guides help patients navigate the healthcare system?
Future topics will include lower back pain, ADHD and type 2 diabetes.
Nearly 1.1M Ohioans eligible for health insurance tax credits
Beginning in 2014, nearly 1.1 million Ohioans will be eligible for tax credits to offset some of their health insurance costs, according to a report from a liberal advocacy group.
The Power Behind Enterprise EHR Software for Large Healthcare Systems
Enterprise EHR boosts scalability, interoperability, and governance for large healthcare systems.
86% of Ohio small businesses eligible for health reform tax credits
About 86 percent of Ohio’s small businesses will be eligible for a tax credit that’s aimed at helping employers pay for their workers’ health insurance coverage, according to a report from a left-leaning consumer group. The catch is, a company can’t have more than 25 employees to be considered a small business. Businesses will be […]
Night Read (Ohio): Lowe's chooses Cleveland Clinic for heart care. Model?
Lowe's Companies Inc. looked at what it was paying for heart treatments across the country and didn't like what it saw, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. So the home-improvement retailer went shopping, choosing the Cleveland Clinic. Could this practice become a model for health care reform?
First laid-off workers to receive COBRA subsidies are losing them — MedCity Evening Read, Dec. 1, 2009
Laid-off workers and dependents who were the first to receive federal COBRA subsidies to help pay for health care coverage will lost those subsidies today.
Health care premiums for Ohio families outpace earnings – MedCity Morning Read, Sept. 18, 2009
From 2000 to 2009, family health care premiums in Ohio rose about seven times faster than workers' earnings. A report released Thursday notes that the average annual health insurance premium rose from $6,596 to $12,145 – an increase of 84.1 percent. Meanwhile, median earnings rose from $25,017 to $27,936 – an increase of just 11.7 percent.
Harry and Louise, Part 3
Harry and Louise -- the television advertisement couple credited with helping to defeat health care reform during the Clinton era -- are back, this time talking up health care reform. The ad campaign that starts airing this weekend is a collaboration between consumer advocate Families USA and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, the major trade association for the drug industry.