SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers are growing concerned with the use of artificial intelligence in health care. Rep. Bob Morgan, D-Deerfield, is sponsoring two bills that would place restrictions on the use of AI in online therapy services as well as AI use in decision-making processes that determine a person’s health insurance coverage. “Artificial intelligence is…
Members of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee listen to testimony at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Friday, March 14, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont lawmakers are seeking to implement new oversight measures on hospitals and limit how much they could charge for care, proposals that would significantly change how the state’s largest health…
Most ACA exchanges have been letting the open enrollment period run until Jan. 15, and some have been letting the enrollment period last longer. CMS is also trying to reduce misuse of the ACA public exchange premium tax credit subsidy and access to exchange plan coverage through “special enrollment periods.” CMS says it intends to…
Sandra Hernandez holds a “Don’t Take Away Our Health Care” protest sign outside the U.S. Capitol as the Senate voted on a “Skinny Repeal” of the Affordable Care Act inside on July 27, 2017 in Washington, D.C. The measure did not pass. (Alex Edelman/ZUma Press/TNS) Alex Edelman Jayme H. Simões is a communications professional at Louis…
The prospect of deep Medicaid cuts has become a flashpoint in Congress, with leaders of both parties accusing their counterparts of lying. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said Feb. 27 that a Republican budget measure would “set in motion the largest cut to Medicaid in American history,” and that Republicans are hiding the consequences. “The…
A Portland family argues that their $430 walking boot illustrates the problem of inflated costs in health care, where prices are obscure and detached from reality. PORTLAND, Ore. — When Jennifer and Bryan Alger’s son got hurt playing soccer, the Portland couple did what most parents would — they took him to the doctor. “We…
Leading the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services presents a “monumental opportunity” to make the country healthier, Dr Mehmet Oz told senators Friday at his confirmation hearing. President Donald Trump’s pick for CMS administrator told the Senate Finance Committee that America is struggling with soaring health care costs and higher obesity rates than other countries….
If you’re steamed to discover your favorite doctor is no longer in your Medicare Advantage plan’s network, now is the time to make a change. Medicare Advantage enrollees can switch plans or transfer to original Medicare during the open enrollment period ending March 31. You cannot, however, jump from a traditional Medicare plan to a…