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New limits on Medicare drug costs start at start of year

by Samantha Fields
Dec 30, 2024
The caps are mandated by the Inflation Reduction Act. No Medicare patient will pay more than $2,000 out of pocket for prescription drugs.
Before the Inflation Reduction Act, there was no cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for people with Medicare.
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Health care costs are rising for employers, but many hesitate to cut benefits

by Kimberly Adams
Nov 5, 2024
Workers' contributions follow trend of wages and inflation, but in a weaker labor market, businesses will have more leeway to reduce spending.
Small businesses are working to withstand rising health care costs.
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Supreme Court delivers expensive victory for tribal health care

by Savannah Peters
Jul 11, 2024
The decision is a win for tribal self-governance, but puts new pressure on the Indian Health Service's already stretched federal budget.
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision will open the door for more tribes to assume control of Indian Health Service clinics and hospitals, says Ron Allen of the Self-Governance Communication and Education Tribal Consortium. Above, a Navajo elder, right, and his family early in the pandemic.
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Health care openings still hot amid cooling job market

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jul 9, 2024
People who left during during the pandemic are still being replaced. Providers struggle to fill the gaps as demand steadily rises.
Demand for workers is still strong in the health care industry, partly driven by demographic aging.
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Is pet insurance worth the high premiums?

by Kristin Schwab and Sofia Terenzio
Jun 11, 2024
Pet insurance is expensive and might not cover as much as owners think it will, especially for older pets or those with preexisting conditions.
Older pets tend to have higher insurance premiums, says Emily Stewart at Business Insider.
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"Copay accumulators" put patients in middle of battle between insurers and drugmakers

by Lillian Karabaic
Apr 11, 2024
The tactic helps insurance companies counter high drug prices, but patient advocates are working to ban them. 
“This is an arms race between drug manufacturers and plans, and they keep trying to one up each other,” said Stacie Dusetzina, a professor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
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More health care workers will be able to provide abortions under a new Maryland law

by Stephanie Hughes
Jun 29, 2022
Maryland is one of 19 states expanding access to abortion by widening the circle of providers, including physician assistants and nurse practitioners.
In addition to allowing qualified health care workers to perform abortions, Maryland's new law also provides $3.5 million a year to train abortion providers.
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What will happen to women of color in the COVID-19 workforce?

by Kai Ryssdal and Anais Amin
Jun 9, 2022
“In almost every single state, the first person to be vaccinated was a woman of color,” says the 19th’s economy reporter Chabeli Carrazana.
A registered nurse vaccinates an 83-year-old woman at her home in Manchester, Connecticut, in February 2021.
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Formula One engineering paves the way for sustainable innovation

by Kit Chapman
Jun 6, 2022
Motor sport is “the world's fastest R&D lab,” said Dr. Kit Chapman, author of "Racing Green."
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Need a CT scan? You may have to wait weeks, thanks to lockdowns in China and dye shortages

by Samantha Fields
May 31, 2022
Because of COVID-19 restrictions, a critical Shanghai plant that produces the dye has been operating at reduced capacity for weeks.
Hospitals low on contrast dye are doing some CT scans without it or are booking patients weeks or months in advance. 
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