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The real cost of smaller companies cutting back on health benefits
While not legally mandated at a federal level, health insurance is generally considered to be an essential employee benefit ...
ACA Enrollees Face Growing Coverage Crisis: Black Book Survey Signals Rising Fears Amid Economic Instability and Proposed Healthcare Rollbacks
Nationwide Poll Finds Overwhelming Opposition to ACA Policy Changes, Escalating Financial Vulnerability, and Strong Public ...
Texas hospitals spent $121M on undocumented migrants in one month, state says
Texas hospitals spent more than $121 million over the course of one month treating undocumented migrants, according to a memo ...
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Only 28.7% of Texas Small Businesses Offer Health Coverage, Down From 34.2% in 2009
Fewer than 1 in 3 small businesses now offer health insurance—down from nearly half just two decades ago. Amid skyrocketing ...
Texas Senate passes bill requiring coverage of adverse effects from gender-affirming care
Health insurers that cover gender-affirming care would also be required to cover any adverse effects or reversal procedures under a bill the Texas Senate passed Thursday. “If the health insurance ...
El Paso ISD considers health insurance changes amid rising costs
El Paso Independent School District officials are contemplating adjustments to employee health insurance plans due to ...
Dallas’ HIV crisis is growing. Texas lawmakers can help stop it
Dallas is at the center of an urgent public health crisis. The city has the highest rate of new HIV infections in Texas, ...
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U.S. Supreme Court to weigh ACA coverage of preventative health services
(The Center Square) – Employers offering health insurance are required to cover certain ... Braidwood Management, involves a ...
Obamacare covers cancer screening and cholesterol meds. Will the Supreme Court change that?
The Affordable Care Act required insurers to cover preventive care at no cost to patients. Some Christian businesses in Texas are challenging that.
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Free access to dozens of preventive care treatments at risk in Supreme Court case
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday challenging the constitutionality of a provision in the Affordable Care Act ...
Texas DOGE calls for sanctions, audit of insurance company accused of spying on lawmakers and customers
The Texas House Committee on the Delivery of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is calling for an immediate audit of and sanctions against Superior HealthPlan, a state Medicaid contractor that manages ...
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Major Medical Insurance: What Is It?
public health insurance programs such as Medicare and Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace. You can also buy it directly from a health insurance company. This type of health ...