At Least 600,000 Young Adults Join Parents’ Health Plans Under New Law

Washington, DC, United States (KaiserHealth) – Hundreds of thousands of young adults are taking advantage of the health care law provision that allows people under 26 to remain on their parents’ health plans, some of the nation’s largest insurers are reporting. That pace appears to be faster than the government expected. WellPoint, the nation’s largest [...]

Some Employers Already Sending Workers To Exchanges to Buy Health Insurance

United States (KaiserHealth) – Fed up with the unpredictable cost of health insurance for his small business, Mike Sarafolean last year made a dramatic change: Instead of picking a plan to offer workers, he now sends them to a “private exchange” or marketplace where they compare and choose their own insurance. And the amount his [...]

People Who Donate Organs For Transplants Can Have Difficulty Getting Insurance

Washington, DC, United States (KaiserHealth) – Most people would agree that donating an organ to someone in need is a selfless act. There’s no medical upside in giving up one of your kidneys or part of your liver, lung or pancreas. It’s a risk people take so that someone else — often but not always [...]

Hospital group proposes new taxes to save AHCCCS

Hospital group proposes new taxes to save AHCCCS View full post on Insurance Stories

Hospital group proposes new taxes to save AHCCCS

Hospital group proposes new taxes to save AHCCCS View full post on Insurance Stories

TNInvestco funds partner to create Device Innovation Group

TNInvestco funds partner to create Device Innovation Group View full post on Insurance Stories

InterMune lung drug gets European approval

InterMune lung drug gets European approval View full post on Insurance Stories

Hawaii hospitals receive federal funding

Hawaii hospitals receive federal funding View full post on Insurance Stories

Saudi king returns home, orders more benefits to citizens

Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (AHN) – Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah returned home Wednesday after months of recuperation abroad and immediately ordered an increase in social benefits for citizens. The king, who underwent spinal surgery in the U.S. in November and stayed in New York and Morocco to recuperate, issued [...]

Impax wins FDA approval for generic antibiotic

Impax wins FDA approval for generic antibiotic View full post on Insurance Stories