Thursday, October 31, 2019

An inside look at Walmart's new health clinic | FierceHealthcare

An inside look at Walmart's new health clinic | FierceHealthcare: LAS VEGAS—A typical Walmart store offers customers a little bit of everything, and the retail giant is bringing that one-stop-shop approach to healthcare.

Plan would change Georgia's individual health insurance market

Plan would change Georgia's individual health insurance market: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's plan would invest in reinsurance with a goal of lowering premiums. Web brokers would also become part of the process.

Doctors call for more vaping regulation

Doctors call for more vaping regulation: The American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Physicians want more e-cigarette regulation because they're worried that vaping will get another generation of kids hooked on nicotine.

Texas awards nearly $10 billion in Medicaid contracts

Texas awards nearly $10 billion in Medicaid contracts: Health insurers Anthem, Cigna Corp. and Molina Healthcare stand to lose millions in premium revenue after losing ground in the Texas Medicaid Star Plus program, worth nearly $10 billion in premium revenue for managed-care organizations.

Number of uninsured kids continued to climb in 2018

Number of uninsured kids continued to climb in 2018: The number of children without health insurance coverage continued to grow in 2018 as states put up more red tape and the Trump administration ramped up its anti-immigration rhetoric and policies, according to a new report.

Third vaping-related death confirmed by Georgia health officials | Georgia Health News

Third vaping-related death confirmed by Georgia health officials | Georgia Health News

Open enrollment beginning for ACA exchange | Georgia Health News

Open enrollment beginning for ACA exchange | Georgia Health News