A federal lawsuit in Texas is challenging a core tenet of the Affordable Care Act that requires insurers to cover preventive health services.
Back in September, a district court judge ruled that the way the federal task force charged with determining which services were covered is unconstitutional and that the requirement for...
Coverage for preventative health services protected by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have been thrown into question following a District Court ruling delivered last Wednesday. Judge Reed O'Connor of the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Texas ruled that the way that preventative services are selected for no-cost coverage is...
According to the Biden administration, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will cap prescription drug costs for Medicare and also reduce health insurance premiums for hundreds of thousands of Arizona ACA beneficiaries by about $830 per year. The legislation is also expected to expand coverage to about 41,000 Arizonans, and cap insulin...
On Tuesday, August 25, Arizona reported 2,595 new cases of COVID-19 and 38 new deaths related to COVID-19. Arizona is still behind the national average on vaccinations, with 47% of Arizonans fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The national rate is 51.7%.
This information comes from the New York Times' Tracking Coronavirus in Arizona:...
COVID-19 is on the upswing again due to the Delta variant's dominance nationwide. But skilled nursing facilities' vaccination rates among staff and healthcare professionals has plateaued. Organizations are taking action to encourage stronger vaccination policies. Additionally, insurance companies are now calling foul on CARES Act...