Tag: Government-funded health insurance
Insurer Humana moves deeper into home care with $5.7B deal
Humana is spending $5.7 billion to jump deeper into delivering care at home, a trend that took off during the pandemic and one the...
Feds fund mental health crisis teams to stand in for police
WASHINGTON — When police respond to a person gripped by a mental health or drug crisis, the encounter can have tragic results. Now a...
New enrollments push Anthem beyond expectations in Q1
INDIANAPOLIS — Anthem delivered a better-than-expected first quarter and pushed its 2021 forecast past expectations, as growing enrollment and a pharmacy benefits business lifted...
Medical cannabis legal in Utah, but not always affordable
SALT LAKE CITY — Pain left from oil-field work defeated traditional pain pills and dominated William Adams’ life — until he tried medical cannabis....
Medical cannabis legal in Utah, but not always affordable
SALT LAKE CITY — Pain left from oil-field work defeated traditional pain pills and dominated William Adams’ life — until he tried medical cannabis....
Idaho governor signs bill making ballot measures tougher
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Saturday signed legislation making it more difficult to get initiatives or referendums on ballots in what...
Charles Booker forms exploratory committee for US Senate run
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Democrat Charles Booker, whose unabashedly progressive campaign in Kentucky came up just short in last year's Senate primary, said Monday that...
Biden’s ambitious expansion of long-term care sparks debate
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is proposing a major expansion of the government’s role in long-term care, but questions are being raised over his...
More than a half million Americans gain coverage under Biden
WASHINGTON — More than a half million Americans have taken advantage of the Biden administration's special health insurance sign-up window keyed to the COVID-19...
Moderation, sometimes, for Georgia GOP despite voting law
ATLANTA — Amid a supernova of criticism over Georgia's new voting law, Republicans are still trying to appeal to swing voters in a state...