Trends in ICHRA adoption, product innovation, and regulatory developments signal that this benefits model isn’t just here to stay — it’s poised to help redefine how we think about employer-sponsored healthcare. The post 2025 Outlook: Significant Investments in ICHRA Signal Changes Ahead appeared first on MedCity News.
The Department of Health and Human Services’ mass dismissals of workers who release government records “raise grave transparency, accountability, and privacy concerns,” Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden said Thursday. In a May 8 letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. provided exclusively to KFF Health News, Wyden, the top Democrat on the powerful Senate Finance…
By MATT McCORD American manufacturing is making a comeback. Driven by tariffs, supply chain instability, and shifting economic priorities, companies are reshoring production—reinvesting in U.S. labor and operations. But there’s one major obstacle still standing in the way: the crushing cost of American healthcare. For decades, U.S. employers have overpaid for healthcare without improving outcomes….
Chuanzi Yue and Marisa Miraldo argue in a recent Health Affairs Forefront piece that the answer is ‘yes’, but I am highly skeptical of their claim. Will IRA cause firms to allocate funds from marketing to R&D? One point they make is that the IRA’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation program will reduce pharmaceutical expenses on…
August has seen a slew of executive hires, exits and layoffs across the healthcare sector. For example, OpenAI, Veradigm and Qure.ai welcomed new executives. There were also layoffs at organizations including BioNTech, CentraCare and Emory Healthcare. The post Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires, Exits and Layoffs appeared first on MedCity News.
The Senate’s rejection of two ACA-focused healthcare bills widened partisan divides and sparked warnings from advocacy groups that the move will sharply raise premiums and reduce affordable coverage. The post Health Experts Warn of ‘Devastating’ Impact After Senate Rejects ACA Tax Credit Extension appeared first on MedCity News.
A feeling of greater realism has seemed present at ViVE25 in Nashville this week
Tools like remote monitoring and smart home integrations have not only increased convenience but also reduced the barriers that often prevent people from seeking or sticking with care, especially among older adults who overwhelmingly prefer to age in place. The post Home Sweet Healthcare: Why the Best Care Setting Is Outside the Clinic appeared first…
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In recent decades, the Justice Department has sued several states for unnecessarily confining people with disabilities in places such as state psychiatric hospitals, nursing homes and segregated workspaces. Such treatment violates a key part of the Americans With Disabilities Act — as affirmed in the 1999 Olmstead decision from the Supreme Court: that people with…