The Elevance unit's commercial plans may deduct the penalty from their allowed amounts for claims that involve the use of out-of-network providers.

The problem with out-of-network prices is a symptom of deeper dysfunction in the health care system. Policies like banning balance billing or capping charges may offer temporary relief for those who ...

Direct care/support workers reported the highest rates of financial hardship across all measures, including poverty (9.6%), food insecurity (24.5%) and housing instability (13.6%).

Cuban told senators on Wednesday that he thinks price transparency is critical to helping employers bring down the cost of health benefits.

Nearly half (42%) of employees took just 1 to 10 days off, while 25% said their manager would discourage them from taking a full week away.

The online pharmacy joins Pfizer and AstraZeneca in supporting the price transparency tool expected to launch next year.

Molina now expects to earn just $14 per share for the year, down from an earlier prediction of $19 per share, because of a big increase in the ratio of medicare costs to revenue at the individual and ...

The ARVA method calculates safe, flexible withdrawals each year based on market values and expected longevity, avoiding the static limits of the 4% rule.

Forty-three percent of voters say lowering health care costs is the most important issue for Congress and the president to address, surpassing housing, jobs, immigration and crime.

The members of the Monongalia County, West Virginia, county commission approved the shift at a meeting last week. The county appears to be one of the first local government employers to trying using ...

LIMRA’s Consumer Sentiment Study shows that a third of Americans have continuously reported high stress about their household finances since 2020. As financial stress continues to rise among American ...

Lawyers for accused murder Luigi Mangione have asked a federal judge to dismiss his indictment or remove the possibility of the death penalty because of what they called prejudicial comments by the ...