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Why Trump’s immigration crackdown isn’t boosting hiring | CNN Business On the surface, the Trump administration’s bet on immigration and jobs seems like simple math: If a swath of workers are removed from the country, employers will need to turn to the workers still in…

Removing people from the country led to fewer workers and fewer people to buy the goods and services those workers produced. #Unemployment has gone up, not down. #immigration #LaborMarket #economy

PBM trade group demands supply chain transparency for all David Marin told a House panel that manufacturers and wholesalers should get more attention.

PBMs accept the need for more #PriceTransparency. And "it should be applied across the supply chain." #MyOpinion: sounds good to me. #PBM #RxCosts

14 payers pledge support for ACCESS model - Becker's Payer Issues | Payer News Fourteen health insurers have voluntarily committed to CMS’ “Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions” model, according to a Feb. 12 CMS news release shared with Becker’s. The…

#ACCESS will explore whether linking #HealthInsurance #payments to #clinical outcomes can facilitate technology in #ChronicDiseaseManagement.

Hospitals account for 40% of recent U.S. health care spending growth This accounts for roughly one-third of national health expenditures in 2024 and driving costs for families, employers, Medicare, Medicaid and other payers.

Between 2005 and 2024, #hospital prices rose 61%, while total inpatient days declined 5%. Outpatient visits, by contrast, increased 44%. #MedicalCosts #Healthcare

The Multibillion-Dollar Foundation That Controls the Humanities Is the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation the last best hope for American arts and letters—or is it killing them?

What are the consequences when eye-watering sums of money are put behind the idea that the purpose of American arts and letters is not wisdom but advocacy? #Humanities #MellonFoundation [Gift Article] buff.ly/cmsAHWl

BCBS Alabama, Jackson Hospital bring payment fight to local press - Becker's Payer Issues | Payer News Montgomery, Ala.-based Jackson Hospital and BCBS Alabama tensions are not just playing out in court filings — they have hit the press, as well, with each side stating their case in dueling op-eds.…

Not *quite* a #NetworkContract dispute, but it's very close. The accusations are the same -- and so is the way it's playing out in the press. #Alabama #JacksonHospital #BCBSAL

Trump administration working to expand effort to strip citizenship from foreign-born Americans U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials focused on denaturalization were sent to offices nationwide, sources say.

The goal is to supply the office of #immigration litigation with 100 to 200 possible cases per month. By comparison, during President Trump’s entire first term, the administration formally filed a total of 102 such cases. #denaturalization

Florida Insurance Costs 14.5% Lower Than Would Be Without Reforms, Report Finds Florida's landmark 2022 and 2023 legislative changes have had a big impact on the state's economy, thanks to lowered insurance costs that have freed up

#PropertyCasualty #insurance premiums in #Florida are about 14.5% lower than what they would have been without #reforms. Those savings have led to an increase in business activity of $4.2 billion and the creation of more than 29,000 jobs. #Regulation #Legislation #WhyItMatters

Florida Blue vs Cleveland Clinic – Network Contract Watch Contracts between Cleveland Clinic and Florida Blue begin expiring on March 1, 2026.

Florida Blue vs Cleveland Clinic buff.ly/yP3fDg1 #NetworkContractWatch #floridablue #clevelandclinic #florida

A flat rate fee for health care? More people turning to direct primary care At Concinnity Health Direct Primary Care in Rolesville, unlimited checkups will cost you $95 a month.

#DirectPrimaryCare operates similar to a membership for primary care services, charging a flat rate fee for doctor visits as many times as you want a month, with no insurance needed.

UnitedHealthcare vs New York-Presbyterian – Network Contract Watch New York-Presbyterian Hospital exited the UnitedHealthcare network for individual and family plans on January 1, 2026. Other plans have been extended through Ma

UnitedHealthcare vs New York-Presbyterian buff.ly/oW9ur44 #NetworkContractWatch #unitedhealthcare #newyorkpresbyterian #newyork

CMS Wants More 'Catastrophic' Health Plans in ACA Exchanges Critics say the rule would 'roll out the red carpet' for high-deductible junk insurance plans

The Trump administration says a proposed rule that introduces new types of #HealthInsurance -- including multi-year #catastrophic plans -- will expand consumer choice and lower premiums; critics argue it could instead create more financial risk for patients. #CMS #2027 #Rulemaking

When cold weather becomes a death sentence Inmates across the country have died or been hospitalized due to hypothermia. Climate change is poised to make winter in prison even worse.

When temperatures plunge, the lives of incarcerated people are put on the line.

Frigid showers, worn down clothing, and inadequate heating systems have caused people to die in jail cells that reach reach freezing temperatures in the winter.

Warmth shouldn't be a luxury.

BCBS plans are now competing for each other's customers - Becker's Payer Issues | Payer News Elevance Health bid on 11 national accounts in competing Blue Cross Blue Shield markets last year and won nine of them, the company said on its 2025 earnings call with investors, offering the first…

#Elevance’s (#Anthem) 9-for-11 record is the first concrete data point on how the settlement is changing competition among #Blues plans, but industry observers say the effects could stretch beyond one selling season. #BCBSA #Competition #SitusState

Bipartisan bill could break up many kinds of health care companies Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., are launching the fight in a world where federal PBM transparency mandates are now law.

The new "Break Up Big Medicine Act" bill seeks to fight #VerticalIntegration in #healthcare. #Monopolies #HospitalConsolidation #legislation #bipartisan

The probe adds another layer to the political fight over enhanced #ACA #subsidies, where negotiations to extend the expired credits fell apart in February.

Benefit MIMS – Employee Benefits Explained What problem, exactly, does insurance solve? To understand that, it's important to understand risk -- and how it's managed.

Blog Post: What problem, exactly, does insurance solve? To understand that, it's important to understand risk -- and how it's managed. buff.ly/ESqD2j0 #insurance101 #insurancefoundations

4 Dental Revenue Drivers in 2026 4 drivers for growing your dental practice in 2026.

Judson Crawford, CPA and partner at Cain Watters & Associates, shares his insight on key factors that will assist dental practitioners grow their practices in 2026.

#2026 #dentist #hygienist #dentalpractice

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Are #physicians feeling threatened? Possibly: they don't want to be called "providers" anymore.

Hospitals are posting prices for patients. It's mostly industry using the data The Trump administration pushed for price transparency in health care. But instead of patients shopping for services, it's mostly health systems and insurers using the information for negotiations.

Instead of patients shopping for medical services, it's mostly #HospitalSystems and #HealthCoverage #carriers using the little data there is. #PriceTransparency #ProviderNetworks

New federal PBM transparency mandates include $10K-per-day fines for employers Employers should make sure they know who's responsible for paying the PBM noncompliance penalties, a compliance attorney says.

Employers and #PBM that violate the #ReportingRules in the new federal pharmacy benefit manager laws could end up owing $10,000-$100,000 in fines per violation per day. #ouch #ButNeeded #RxCosts

CMS offers rules to lower healthcare costs cms offers rules lower — CMS offers rules to lower healthcare costs by expanding plan options, tightening oversight, and promoting competition in the 2027…

The proposed rule, which will be published in the Federal Register on Feb. 11, is accepting public comments through March 11. #CMS #ACA #Rulemaking #HealthCoverage

Age verification?

I became a #Trekkie when "Star Trek" ONLY featured Kirk, Spock, and crew. (Though I love the later iterations of it.)

Florida Bill Would Allow High School Class in Place of CSR Ed Requirements A bill moving swiftly through the Florida House of Representatives could help ease the shortage of customer representatives at insurance agencies by

The bill, which had input from the Florida Association of Insurance Agents, would require the creation of a high school course worth 0.5 credit hours in #insurance and #PersonalFinance. #MyOpinion: but would it eliminate burnout from irate calls?

It’s time for the world to boycott the US A global boycott may be the only nonviolent way to curb US aggression and repression.

I wish I could say this editorial surprises me. I really wish I could.

How America Got So Sick The health of a nation reflects the health of a democracy.

The ability to beat back our more routine pathological menaces is a good indicator of the country’s ability to take on bigger, more virulent #threats. #vaccines #NationalSecurity [Gift Article] buff.ly/SF9e7RE

'Take the vaccine, please,' a top US health official says in an appeal as measles cases rise A leading U.S. health official on Sunday urged people to get inoculated against the measles at a time of outbreaks across several states and as the United States is at risk of losing its measles…

Sharing without further comment, as it speaks for itself. #vaccines

AI needs to be trained on a theology of human dignity (RNS) — Basing AI’s principles on ‘the moral view of the whole world’ is both incoherent and dangerous.

We absolutely need #AI companies to listen to religious voices if the large language models they produce are to reflect a proper understanding of the dignity of the human person.

Although #TrumpRx may offer savings for some cash-paying patients, pricing comparisons suggest most insured Americans are still likely to find lower costs elsewhere. #RxCosts