Alan Goforth is a freelance writer in suburban Kansas City. In addition to freelancing for several publications, he has written a dozen books about sports and other topics.
In the wake of the May 8 cyberattack on Ascension, which operates 140 hospitals in 19 states, two class-action lawsuits have been filed, alleging that the company failed to safeguard protected health information.
Since 2012, every state except Alabama has either enacted or introduced legislation that would establish state-facilitated retirement savings programs, and 10 states already have fully operating auto-IRAs.
At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Senators accused drugmakers of gaming the system by filing 100+ patents for any given drug, while trade group PhRMA said the system advances "the development of new medicines."
The Labor Department is amending the Abandoned Plan Program, originally adopted in 2006, so trustees can distribute assets from bankrupt companies' retirement plans to workers and retirees, starting July 16, 2024.
About 20% of women will experience a postpartum mental health condition, which can be devastating to their overall wellbeing and potentially even prevent return to work.
The HHS program will allocate the funds to support behavioral health care workforce, substance use treatment and recovery, integrated health care solutions, and training and technical assistance.
Patients are being harmed by Express Scripts and other pharmacy benefit managers that prevent them from using their preferred pharmacies, resulting in decreased availability of medications and higher drug prices, say protestors.
Last year, private equity firms were responsible for 17 (21%) of 80 total health care bankruptcy filings, while another wave of these bankruptcies is expected in 2024, according to the Private Equity Stakeholder Project.