Express Scripts, the largest manager of prescription drug plans for U.S. employers, is taking an increasingly aggressive stance in price negotiations with pharmaceutical companies after winning discounts on medications with a strategy introduced last year.
Asset recovery has been part of Medicaid rules since the early 1990s. For people on Medicaid, it’s income that matters, not net worth. That means it’s possible to qualify for the program even if you have retirement savings and a mortgage-free home.
A two-tiered insurance system is emerging, but it’s not divided between high and low incomes. Rather, it’s this: Can your employer still get your coverage underwritten based on your good health? If so, you’ll probably enjoy lower premiums.
The state’s health insurance exchange reported its first sign-up numbers this morning.
We know thousands of Nevadans are seeing steep premium increases as they move into Obamacare-compliant plans for the first time in 2015. The question is how businesses and individuals are adjusting to the higher costs.
In an unsettled health care environment, Southwest Medical Associates is growing, adding five locations and 30 physicians in 2014.
Dr. Renee Coffman, president and co-founder of Roseman University in Henderson, recently spoke to the Henderson Chamber of Commerce on the topic of “Helping Build the Future of Medicine in Southern Nevada.”
For some consumers, understanding how or where to enroll in coverage can get complicated. That’s the case for Ed, a Las Vegan who wrote us for help on how to sign up his mother-in-law, who’s moving here in December.
So far, so good — that was the word from insurance brokers and enrollment navigators on Monday, following the first weekend of open enrollment in Affordable Care Act health coverage through state and federal marketplaces.
It’s been one of the big unknowns of the upcoming open-enrollment session: Will consumers burned by a flawed system the first time around give the state exchange another chance? The answer is important.
