Fueled by an influx of expensive prescription drugs, group health insurance premiums are expected to increase an average of 5 percent to 8 percent in 2016.
Fraud and abuse continue to dog Medicare's popular prescription drug program, despite a bevy of initiatives launched to prevent them, according to two new reports by the inspector general of Health and Human Services.
The 35-year-old woman arrived at the hospital in bad shape. As she was walking home through a park, she noticed she was having trouble lifting the front part of her feet. Then she tripped, fell to the ground and collapsed.
Doctors who treat children with rare conditions sometimes seek guidance from online chat groups where families relate their experiences with the disorders.
The New York State Legislature is considering a bill that, at first glance, represents a positive outcome for the state’s citizens when it comes to their rights regarding medical malpractice, but, in reality, opens the door to higher costs, fewer physicians and an overburdened legal system.
President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act more than five years ago. At the time, members of the health care industry — hospitals, doctors and insurers — were anxious about what it would do to the business. Everyone had an opinion, but nobody knew for sure. We’re now beginning to see the answer: consolidation on a huge scale.
For the second year in a row this month, the federal government made available a detailed list of all Medicare payments to physicians. The total in Alabama was $1.6 billion, up from about $1.5 billion in 2012.
Two years ago, Anita Silingo accused health insurance companies of brazenly ripping off the government. Silingo, who worked at a company called MedXM that consulted for health insurance companies, filed a sealed whistleblower lawsuit claiming that MedXM exaggerated or outright fabricated illnesses to get its clients higher fees from Medicare.
