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Major insurers running billions of dollars behind on payments to hospitals and doctors
- Author:
- Jay Hancock
Publish date: October 8, 2021
Substantial payment delays can be seen on Anthem’s books. On June 30, 2019, before the pandemic, 43% of the insurer’s medical bills for that...
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Administration eases way for small businesses to buy insurance in bulk
- Author:
- Jay Hancock
- Julie Appleby; Kaiser Health News
Publish date: June 21, 2018
The result could be higher premiums for plans obtained through the Affordable Care Act online marketplaces.
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Former Pharma reps’ new mission: To school docs on high drug costs
- Author:
- Jay Hancock
- Kaiser Health News
Publish date: June 8, 2017
As a drug salesman, Mike Courtney worked hard to make health care expensive. He wined and dined doctors, golfed with them and bought lunch for...
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‘Milestone’ rules would limit profits, score quality for Medicaid plans
- Author:
- Jay Hancock
Publish date: May 27, 2015