Jim Rodriguez

As we step into a new year, significant updates to federal hospital price-transparency rules are taking effect, making it crucial for patients to understand the implications for their healthcare choices. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is ramping up enforcement of these rules as part of a broader initiative that began in 2021. […]

A recent analysis by the Urban Institute reveals that if the enhanced federal subsidies for health plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) expire in 2025, up to 4 million Americans could lose their health coverage. The expiration of these subsidies could lead to a 16% increase in the uninsurance rate, with a dramatic 42%

Some U.S. employers are shifting from traditional group health plans to Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRAs), giving employees a set amount of money to buy their own insurance on the individual market. Supporters argue this offers more choice and cost control, however critics say it shifts the complex task of selecting insurance to employees

The FDA has approved FluMist, a nasal spray flu vaccine, for self-administration in individuals aged 2 to 49, enhancing the convenience of flu immunization. Initially approved in 2003 for ages 5 to 49 and expanded to ages 2 to 5 in 2007, FluMist offers a needle free vaccination utilizing a weakened live virus. It will

A new wave of labor litigation is hitting federal courts, spotlighting the pressing need for Congressional action to enhance employer accountability regarding health-care costs. Major companies like Johnson & Johnson, the Mayo Clinic, and Wells Fargo are facing class-action lawsuits from employees who claim mismanagement of health insurance benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security