Dive Brief: More than 70% of air and ground ambulance rides taken by members of a major commercial insurer between 2013 and 2017 involved a potential surprise bill, according to a study published Wednesday in Health Affairs. The amount billed to a patient was substantially higher for air ambulance services at a median of nearly… Read More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Elijah Cummings plan to introduce legislation on Thursday aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs for U.S. consumers. FILE PHOTO: A pharmacy employee looks for medication as she works to fill a prescription while working at a pharmacy in New York December 23, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas… Read More »
A new bill tabled in the Rail calls for intimate piercings for people below the age of 18 to be banned. Fianna Fáil TD Mary Butler has brought forward the Regulation of Intimate Piercing and Tattoo Bill 2018. According to RTE, the bill would be the ‘first ever regulation of the body art sector, banning tattoos and… Read More »