Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Garcia sat down with Maria Polletta, Arizona Republic reporter, on Thursday for a live interview to help Arizonans gain better insight on Garcia's policies and what his administration would look like if voted into office.
Running up against Republican incumbent Gov. Doug Ducey, the...Arizona News
The pharmaceutical companies on Capitol Hill rarely get the short-end of the stick, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that the industry is lobbying for a provision to block the increase of the percentage of drug costs they must cover under Medicare.
Lawmakers are now considering to add measures that would ease the burden of drug...Arizona News
The healthcare cost increases Americans have seen in the past few years in the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual marketplace are coming to a halt as insurers get to know their risk pool.
Studies reveal premiums on the individual ACA exchange will experience less than a five percent increase, a slowdown considering in 2018...National News
A case filed in Washington, D.C. last week aims to stop the expansion of the Trump administration’s short-term insurance plans, claiming they will hurt the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Short-term insurance sneaks around ACA requirements and does not have protections like guarantee issue and community rating (ACA mandates); a...Arizona News
Attorney General Xavier Becerra of California joined the District of Columbia and 11 other states in a lawsuit to prevent the removal and diminishing of consumer protections under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for the sale of Association Health Plans (AHPs).
President Trump announced the policy June 19, claiming it would lower...National News
Ten Senate Republicans introduced a bill on Thursday that aims to protect the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) provisions for patients with pre-existing condition.
Under this legislation, insurers serving the individual market would not be allowed to cherry pick healthy populations. They would be banned from denying coverage to people...National News
Four major U.S. cities are suing President Trump and his administration for deliberately attempting to ensure the Affordable Care Act (ACA) fails, thus violating the president's constitutional duty to execute laws faithfully under the Take Care Clause.
Representing 4.5 million Americans, the plaintiffs, Baltimore, Chicago,...Government
Hawaii Gov. David Ige signed into law last week a bill that ensures Affordable Care Act (ACA) benefits for residents of Hawaii.
The benefits protected include extending the coverage age to 26-years old, coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions and prohibiting the determination of premiums or contributions by using...Arizona News
A federal appellate court ruled last week that the federal government does not have to pay health insurers billions of dollars owed.
These payments were built into the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as a way to offer insurers protection from gains or losses on an exchange that was uncharted territory for insurers, according to Fierce...
HR 2 is "To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes."
It is common for Congress to bury many topics in a "Must Pass" bill. In the 644 page Farm Bill there are items to change the elements of the Affordable Care...
Premiums for individual insurance rose 57 percent last year, blamed on Affordable Care Act regulations.
The law, Senate File 2349, will allow Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield to partner with the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation to sell a new type of health policy. The bill defines the new coverage as not technically being health...
A comprehensive look at non-ACA compliant products building on the article in The Hertel Report of March 13, 2018.
Crafted by a former attorney with the Montana Insurance Department, the analysis looks at background research and information on risks posed by alternative coverage options that do not comply with the Affordable Care...
Andy Slavitt, the acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services from 2015 until January 2017, asserts the ACA might be a catalyst to universal coverage.
In a telephone conversation with the Fort Collins Coloradoan, Slavitt said:
The good news is we made a pretty remarkable transformation in this country...National News
High hopes for a bipartisan solution collapsed as budget bill adopted.
Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA), leaders of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, have found ways to collaborate and solve difficult legislative issues over the years. Optimism abounded when they declared a...Arizona News
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed the coalition's legal brief in federal district court in Texas.
The Arizona Daily Star reports that the states participating are Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North...
Policies would have limited health benefits and customers could be rejected if they have pre-existing medical conditions.
The plans are meant to offer people limited coverage if they are between jobs or in need of insurance during a life transition.
Under the Affordable Care Act, short-term plans can last up to three months. But...
Hospital prices increased 2.2 percent in December, the fastest rate in four years, according to an analysis by Altarum, a nonprofit health-care research organization.
The group analyzes data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other sources to estimate the underlying prices that health plans and consumers pay for medical goods...National News
Exempted from the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate penalty, they've grown from 150,000 to 1.1 million enrollees.
These ministries have limited government oversight and have far more freedom to reject applicants with pre-existing conditions or claims that don't meet moral standards. Experts warn that the growth of these...National News
Wednesday's vote of 55-43 ends the speculation.
An attorney, Azar, 50, will take over the huge department, with its budget of more than $1.1 trillion. No stranger to the government’s largest domestic agency, he held senior roles during the tenure of George W. Bush.
Before the vote, leading GOP senators praised Azar for his...National News
Centene is an insurer that offers individual health insurance under its Ambetter brand in 15 states.
The lawsuit outlines a number of instances where Ambetter enrollees have had difficulty finding a doctor, have had to travel for health care, have been denied care that they thought was covered and in-network, or have relied on...
