Tag: Insurance Industry

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with inner city pastors in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018.

Trump’s ‘skinny’ insurance plans will help millions of families

Sarah Lee · August 9, 2018 4:00 am

The healthcare.gov website is seen on a laptop computer in Washington, D.C., on May 18, 2017.

Expansion of short-term plans will not contain the costs of Obamacare

Dennis Gottfried · August 9, 2018 4:00 am

Seema Verma initially raised doubts about the Congressional Budget Office's ability to accurately score legislation, before saying that the Senate's version should be the focus. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump administration clears way for Obamacare insurer program

Kimberly Leonard · August 8, 2018 9:16 pm

In this June 15, 2018, photo, UnitedHealthcare cards and forms are shown in Doral, Fla.

Megainsurer UnitedHealth in talks to buy pharmacy company

Robert King · August 8, 2018 8:50 pm

Family Nurse Practitioner Ruth Wiley examines Elizabeth Knowles (left) at a clinic.

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s new short-term health insurance rule is a major victory for young people and working families

Justin Haskins · August 8, 2018 4:00 am

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, announced on Tuesday that Alex Azar (pictured above), President Trump's nominee to become Secretary of Health and Human Services, will be part of a hearing next week.

HHS to expand negotiating power for Medicare

Robert King · August 7, 2018 8:59 pm

President Trump speaks in the White House.

Beltway Confidential

Trump is reforming healthcare with his push for online hospital pricing

Erin Dunne · August 7, 2018 5:53 pm

The net cost of Obamacare insurance will be $136 billion higher than previously expected, CBO says. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

Low competition reason for high Obamacare rates, study says

Robert King · August 7, 2018 2:49 pm

The U.S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of New York is "seeking production of information" about billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn's lobbying on the Environmental Protection Agency's Renewable Fuel Standard. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg)

Carl Icahn urges Cigna investors to block $60 billion Express Scripts deal

Joe Williams · August 7, 2018 12:45 pm

"It appears from the analysis conducted by my staff that EPA is either not awarding the money Congress appropriated, or it is not reporting this data to the publicly searchable database as required by law, or both," Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., wrote to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Delaware primary shows looming battle among Democrats over ‘Medicare for all’

Robert King · August 5, 2018 4:01 am

Healthcare professionals join hundreds of people marching through downtown Los Angeles protesting President Trump's plan to dismantle the Affordable Care Act.

Cities sue Trump, calling ‘sabotage’ of Obamacare unconstitutional

Robert King · August 2, 2018 2:29 pm

Total revenues for Cigna in 2017 were $41.6 billion, an increase of 5 percent over 2016, driven by continued growth in Cigna's targeted customer segments.

Cigna posts revenue growth as concerns rise over merger with Express Scripts

Joe Williams · August 2, 2018 12:43 pm