Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.
Managed care is poised to become the dominant payment model for Medicaid, projected to save the federal program tens of billions of dollars over the next decade, according to a new report.
While the GOPs efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act are facing increasing headwinds, there are still a number of ACA provisions that might be tweaked in other measures.
A large number of workers are struggling with out-of-pocket costs within high-deductible health plans, but many are also not aware of supplemental plans that can augment those costs, according to the Securian Benefits Survey July 2017.
'Our study shows the cost of having a baby could escalate drastically under the changes proposed in the Senate health care bill -- and thats for having a healthy baby. If a woman has pregnancy complications, or the baby is born sick or prematurely, health care costs could skyrocket even...