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Florida leads the nation in total Medicare Advantage plan discontinuations for 2027, dropping 8.7% from 611 plan offerings to 560 as insurers pull out of underperforming counties. Medicare Advantage plans are shrinking their footprint across the Sunshine State in 2027, forcing returning enrollees to re-examine…
A provision of the summer’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act bumping a slew of orphan drugs from Medicare price negotiation is estimated to cost the program $8.8 billion over the course of a decade, according to a revised estimate from the…
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research is one of the nation's leading health policy research centers and the premier source of data on the health and health care needs of Californians. Learn more about the Center We provide high-quality,…
It is very disturbing and disheartening to learn that Planned Parenthood, the largest single provider of abortions in the United States, is reopening a center in New Orleans. Planned Parenthood Great Plains intends to facilitate abortions for Louisiana residents by…
“Using hearing aids reduces mortality from cardiovascular disease.” Such headlines are attractive. However, what this paper demonstrated is the association between the degree of hearing loss or hearing aid use and subsequent mortality. It is not a trial that verified…
Donal O'Cofaigh of Save Our Acute Services (SOAS) says people are "already losing their lives" due to a reduction in rural services Rural lives "cannot be an afterthought" when it comes to health transformation, campaigners have said. In a joint…
Teenagers and young adults make up nearly one in three people who have recently started claiming disability benefit for anxiety disorders, new research has revealed. It adds to pressure on the Labour Government to reform welfare and employment support in…
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Stride, the leader in portable benefits technology, unveiled its annual open enrollment research, signaling that the vast majority of the millions of... Stride Launches All-In-One Hub to Support Millions Seeking Affordable Healthcare Coverage SAN FRANCISCO, Oct.
A new book by Dr. Jeffrey Singer proposes a simple idea: “Every human being of adult years and sound mind has the right to determine what shall be done with his own body.” You might think that principle is hard…
Insurance is a safety net that can help people confront accidents, injuries and other unforeseen events. People may be quick to associate insurance with injuries or property damage, but one insurance product is designed for something that has little to…