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.
Three House committees have introduced the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, which would require hospitals, payers, labs, imaging providers and surgical centers to use machine-readable files to list prices they'll charge patients.
On Monday, the agency authorized for emergency use updated COVID-19 vaccines, while on Tuesday, the CDC will set vaccination policy and weigh the benefits of these new vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax.
The cost of health insurance in the Consumer Price Index dropped by nearly 30% for the 12 months ending in July. However, economists expect that trend…
A judge granted the South Carolina-based health system's request for a temporary injunction, after the insurer gave "false and misleading" statements to the press about Prisma's proposed rates for 2024, according to the lawsuit.
Sen. Bill Cassidy and Rep. Virginia Foxx sent a letter to Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su to "cease further action" on a new fiduciary rule, which has "created unnecessary instability for retirement plans."
In a class action lawsuit, the former employee alleges that 37% of his retirement savings were invested in BlackRock's Target Date 2045 fund, which uses ESG considerations.