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5 House member health insurance tax ideas
By Allison BellMany proposals focus on ways to improve HSAs and other health accounts.
May 17, 2016
Psychiatrists lack standing in insurance dispute, circuit findsA 2nd Circuit panel declined to let psychiatrists bring MHPAEA suits on behalf of their patients.
May 17, 2016
View: Hillary Clinton's modestly radical idea for MedicareWhat if you could offer Medicare Advantage plans to 50-year-olds?
May 17, 2016
Wal-Mart pairs with McKesson to buy generic drugs more cheaplyWal-Mart helps fill a void left by the loss of a contract with UnitedHealth's Optum unit.
May 17, 2016
10 states where older residents have more syphilisAn old underwriting enemy is hitting people over 40 harder than it used to.
May 16, 2016
Conning: PPACA subsidies look inefficientThe government spent $685 per newly insured life per month on subsidies, analysts say.
May 16, 2016
Gallup: Universal health care beats PPACAMore than 40 percent of Republicans favor a federal universal health care program.
May 16, 2016
View: Another judge's flawed attack against ObamacareThe author contends that Congress has no standing to sue over implementation of laws.