Julie Appleby

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Hospitals Eye a Future With More Care at Home

05/25/2021

Julie Appleby ;

Challenges include maintaining safety and finding enough staff.

Challenges include maintaining...

05/25/2021

EMSWorld

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Diabetes Drug’s New Weight Loss Formula Fuels Cost-Benefit Debate

08/02/2021

Julie Appleby ;

Wegovy, an obesity drug that was reformulated and renamed from a diabetes drug, was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in June and has shown efficacy in clinical trials, but its high price could complicate cost-benefit analyses...

Wegovy, an obesity drug that was...

08/02/2021

First Report Managed Care

News

New Health Plans Offer Twists on Existing Options, With a Dose of ‘Buyer Beware’

11/04/2021

Julie Appleby ;

Nontraditional health plans leverage a growing interest in telehealth and frustration with high premiums and deductibles to entice consumers, but they do not offer comprehensive insurance since they are not Affordable Care Act plans.

Nontraditional health plans...

11/04/2021

First Report Managed Care

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How Much Health Insurers Pay for Almost Everything Is About to Go Public

07/05/2022

Julie Appleby ;

Health plans and self-insured employers are posting itemized data on the prices they have negotiated to pay providers for services, and experts are uncertain how the mandatory transparency will impact the industry and consumers.

Health plans and self-insured...

07/05/2022

First Report Managed Care

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Judge Overturns ACA Rule on Copayments for Preventive Services

03/31/2023

Julie Appleby ;

Michelle Andrews ;

A federal judge has overturned a portion of the Affordable Care Act requiring health plans to cover some preventive services, such as cancer screenings, with no cost-sharing for patients.

A federal judge has overturned a...

03/31/2023

First Report Managed Care