The James Group Newsletter Vol. 5, Num. 13: Drug Spending vs. Medicaid, Rising HC Bills, If Docs Got Paid Only Medicare Rates, Broad Spending Bill, Easing Costs on Drug Comps, Protect Against Surprise Med Bills, Life Insurance Incentives, Merger Cleared..
September 25, 2018 |
Volume 5, Number 13 |
In This Issue If Doctors Got Paid Only Medicare Rates Senate Passes Broad Spending Bill Easing Costs on Drug Companies Protection Against Surprise Medical Bills Merger Cleared By Justice Dept. Step Therapy for Medicare Adv. Patients Lawsuit Seeks to Block Health Insurance Efforts Aetna CEO: Yoga, Meditation, & Therapy Contact Us The James Group, LLC This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Memphis: (901) 273-8600 Atlanta: (770) 709-7210
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Kaiser Health News: As States Try To Rein In Drug Spending, Feds Slap Down One Bold Medicaid Move Source: Kaiser Health News Wall Street Journal: Behind Your Rising Health-Care Bills: Secret Hospital Deals That Squelch Competition Doctors For America: What If Doctors Got Paid Only Medicare Rates? Source: The Wall Street Journal The Hill: Lawmakers Consider Easing Costs On Drug Companies As Part Of Opioids Deal Source: The Hill Kaiser Health News: Senators Unveil Legislation To Protect Patients Against Surprise Medical Bills Source: Kaiser Health News The New York Times: Life Insurance Offering More Incentive To Live Longer Source: The NY Times The Wall Street Journal: Cigna, Express Scripts Say Merger Cleared By Justice Department Source: The Wall Street Journal Kaiser Health News: 'Step Therapy' Cost-Cutting Tool Could Limit Drug Choices For Medicare Advantage Patients Source: Kaiser Health News The Wall Street Journal: Lawsuit Seeks To Block Trump Health-Insurance Effort Source: The Wall Street Journal Stat: Here’s The Data Behind The New Apple Watch EKG App Source: Stat The New York Times: Mark Bertolini Of Aetna On Yoga, Meditation And Darth Vader Source: The NY Times __________________________________________________________________ The James Group, LLC is now posting current health insurance news articles on our Facebook page. Type in The James Group, LLC in your Facebook search box to access our page. We will keep it simple with one to three articles per week. Also, please “like” our page if you find the article(s) interesting.
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