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Biden Praises Surge in Affordable Care Act Sign-Ups

TL/DR - The White House reports strong enrollment numbers through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), with 300,000 new customers and 1.6 million overall signings in the first week of Open Enrollment, a 50% increase from the previous year. This rise is a result of the pandemic and the extension of pandemic-era enhanced subsidies through the Inflation…

Predicted Surge in Health Insurance Without Prior Approval

TL/DR - A study by actuarial and consulting firm Milliman, commissioned by the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans, suggests that eliminating or restricting prior authorization could lead to significant increases in commercial premiums and Medicaid capitation rates. The report also highlights the "sentinel effect" - the inclination of…

Biden’s New Policy: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation

TL/DR - The article does not provide any substantial content or arguments, as it appears to be a webpage source code containing metadata and HTML attributes. The only discernible piece of information is that the Biden Administration has announced that Medicare will negotiate drug prices for certain top-selling drugs, including those for blood…