Bruce Japsen
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Senior Contributor @Forbes. Talking healthcare & biz
@wbbmnewsradio.bsky.social @npr.org. Author: Inside Obamacare & Walmart's 2nd Opinion. Adjunct @uiowaalumni.bsky.social. Hawkeye
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@wbbmnewsradio.bsky.social @npr.org. Author: Inside Obamacare & Walmart's 2nd Opinion. Adjunct @uiowaalumni.bsky.social. Hawkeye
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As Shutdown Drags On, Support Remains High For Obamacare Tax Credits, Poll Shows www.forbes.com/sites/brucej...
As Shutdown Drags On, Support Remains High For ACA Tax Credits, Poll Says
Three in four Americans — and 50% of Republicans — want Congress to extend tax credits so low income Americans can afford health coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
As Shutdown Drags On, Support Remains High For Obamacare Tax Credits, Poll Shows www.forbes.com/sites/brucej...
As Congress Holds Up Obamacare Tax Credits, Insurers Hike Prices And Brace To Lose Customers www.forbes.com/sites/brucej...
As Congress Holds Up ACA Tax Credits, Insurers Hike Prices And Lose Customers
The nation’s health insurers have hiked Obamacare prices to boost profits while bracing for losses of customers who cannot afford to buy more expensive coverage.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Cigna, which sold its Medicare Advantage business, is still struggling with high costs. But the health insurer still made $2 billion in its third quarter.
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Cigna Profits Hit Nearly $2 Billion Despite Rising Costs
The Cigna Group reported third quarter net income of nearly $2 billion despite rising costs in the health plans it sells.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Cigna, which sold its Medicare Advantage business, is still struggling with high costs. But the health insurer still made $2 billion in its third quarter.
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Alignment Healthcare, which sells Medicare Advantage, turned a profit for the second quarter in a row, reporting a medical cost ratio well south of 90% - a bar that used to be low that isn't these days.
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Alignment Healthcare Reports Second Profitable Quarter By Taming Costs
Alignment Healthcare reported its second consecutive profitable quarter in part by managing medical expenses better than many of its rivals who sell Medicare Advantage.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Alignment Healthcare, which sells Medicare Advantage, turned a profit for the second quarter in a row, reporting a medical cost ratio well south of 90% - a bar that used to be low that isn't these days.
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CVS Reports $4 Billion Loss On Devalued Oak Street Clinics But Aetna Costs Are Stable www.forbes.com/sites/brucej...
CVS Reports Big Loss On Devalued Oak Street Clinics But Aetna Costs Are Stable
CVS Health reported a $4 billion loss from the reduced value of its Oak Street Health business but has a handle on costs that have hit its Aetna health insurance business
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October 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
CVS Reports $4 Billion Loss On Devalued Oak Street Clinics But Aetna Costs Are Stable www.forbes.com/sites/brucej...
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We did it. We finally found the limits of executive-power accounting.
Q: Should the White House now be able to find some funding for the SNAP program since they've done it for all those other ones?
MIKE JOHNSON: They certainly tried
MIKE JOHNSON: They certainly tried
October 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
We did it. We finally found the limits of executive-power accounting.
UnitedHealthcare May Lose Two-Thirds Of Obamacare Enrollees After Price Hikes www.forbes.com/sites/brucej...
UnitedHealthcare May Lose Two-Thirds Of Obamacare Enrollees After Price Hikes
UnitedHealthcare said rate increases of more than 25% and “targeted service area” reductions could reduce its Obamacare customer base by about “two-thirds.”
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October 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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UnitedHealth Group Profits Fall To $2.3 Billion But Recovery Signs Emerge www.forbes.com/sites/brucej...
UnitedHealth Group Profits Fall To $2.3 Billion But Recovery Signs Emerge
UnitedHealth Group’s third-quarter net income fell to $2.3 billion as the provider of health benefits works to recover from rising medical costs.
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October 28, 2025 at 11:29 AM
UnitedHealth Group Profits Fall To $2.3 Billion But Recovery Signs Emerge www.forbes.com/sites/brucej...
Amazon Launches Virtual Care For Kids Despite Turbulent Retail Health Market www.forbes.com/sites/brucej...
Amazon Launches Virtual Care For Kids Despite Turbulent Retail Health Market
Amazon One Medical is rolling out a pay-per-visit virtual healthcare service for children despite the troubled retail healthcare market with rivals scaling back services.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Just 4% of Americans definitely believe – as Trump does – that taking Tylenol during pregnancy increases the risk of a child developing autism, a new KFF poll shows.
Just 4% Of Americans Believe Trump Claim About Tylenol
Just 4% of Americans definitely believe President Trump's claim that taking Tylenol during pregnancy increases the risk of a child developing autism, a KFF poll shows.
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October 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Just 4% of Americans definitely believe – as Trump does – that taking Tylenol during pregnancy increases the risk of a child developing autism, a new KFF poll shows.
Republicans used to hate Obamacare. Not anymore. 80% Of Americans And 57% Of MAGA Republicans Want ACA Tax Credits, Poll Shows
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Nearly 80% Of Americans And 57% Of MAGA Republicans Want ACA Tax Credits, Poll Shows
Nearly 80% of Americans — and 57% of Republicans (57% of MAGA Republicans) — want Congress to extend tax credits for those with Obamcare health insurance, a KFF poll shows.
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October 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Republicans used to hate Obamacare. Not anymore. 80% Of Americans And 57% Of MAGA Republicans Want ACA Tax Credits, Poll Shows
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Nearly 80% Of Americans And Most MAGA Republicans Want ACA Tax Credits, Poll Shows www.forbes.com/sites/brucej...
Nearly 80% Of Americans And Most MAGA Republicans Want ACA Tax Credits, Poll Shows
Nearly 80% of Americans - and more than half of MAGA Republicans - want Congress to extend tax credits for those with Obamcare health insurance, a KFF poll shows.
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October 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Harry Enten: "The more RFK Jr is trying to implement his policies, the further down his net approval rating goes. And at this particular point, 21 points underwater is not a place you want to be."
September 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Harry Enten: "The more RFK Jr is trying to implement his policies, the further down his net approval rating goes. And at this particular point, 21 points underwater is not a place you want to be."
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AMA: Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Worsens The U.S. Doctor Shortage www.forbes.com/sites/brucej...
AMA: Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Worsens The U.S. Doctor Shortage
The American Medical Association and 53 other medical societies asked the Trump administration to exempt physicians from the new $100,000 H-1B visa application fee.
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September 26, 2025 at 1:40 AM
AMA: Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Worsens The U.S. Doctor Shortage www.forbes.com/sites/brucej...
Hospitals To Lose $32 Billion If Congress Doesn’t Extend ACA Tax Credits, Study Warns www.forbes.com/sites/brucej...
Hospitals Lose $32 Billion If Congress Doesn’t Extend ACA Tax Credits
Hospitals, physicians and other medical providers will lose more than $32 billion in revenue next year if Congress doesn’t extend tax credits for those with Obamacare.
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September 26, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Hospitals To Lose $32 Billion If Congress Doesn’t Extend ACA Tax Credits, Study Warns www.forbes.com/sites/brucej...
Middle-Income Americans Will Be Hit Hard If GOP Congress Doesn’t Extend Obamacare Tax Credits www.forbes.com/sites/brucej...
Middle-Income Americans Hit Hard If GOP Congress Doesn’t Extend Obamacare Credits
Middle and low income Americans will see “major out-of-pocket premium increases" if Congress doesn’t extend tax credits for those with individual health insurance.
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September 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Health Insurers To Cover Covid And Flu Shots Despite RFK, Jr. Moves
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Health Insurers To Cover Covid And Flu Shots Despite RFK, Jr. Moves
U.S. health insurance companies will continue to cover vaccinations – including those against Covid-19 and seasonal flu – despite RFK Jr.'s moves to restrict such shots.
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September 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Health Insurers To Cover Covid And Flu Shots Despite RFK, Jr. Moves
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Pritzker: "It breaks my heart to report that we have been told ICE will try to disrupt community picnics and peaceful parades. Let's be clear -- the terror and cruelty is the point, not the safety of anybody living here."
September 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Pritzker: "It breaks my heart to report that we have been told ICE will try to disrupt community picnics and peaceful parades. Let's be clear -- the terror and cruelty is the point, not the safety of anybody living here."
With Walgreens Exiting Primary Care, VillageMD Has Hundreds Of Sites To Sell www.forbes.com/sites/brucej...
With Walgreens Exiting Primary Care, VillageMD Has Hundreds Of Sites To Sell
With Walgreens no longer pursuing a primary care strategy under new owners, VillageMD is looking for buyers for potentially hundreds of doctor practices and clinics.
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September 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Cigna’s Evernorth Invests $3.5 Billion In Specialty Pharmacy Formerly Owned By Walgreens www.forbes.com/sites/brucej...
Cigna’s Evernorth Invests $3.5 Billion In Specialty Pharmacy Formerly Owned By Walgreens
Cigna’s Evernorth Health Services is investing $3.5 billion in Shield Health Solutions, a specialty pharmacy owned by the private equity firm that took over Walgreens.
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September 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Walgreens Is Officially Privately Held With New CEO From Staples www.forbes.com/sites/brucej...
Walgreens Is Officially Privately Held With New CEO From Staples
Walgreens is officially privately held with a new CEO who formerly ran Staples following the closing of the company’s sale to private equity firm Sycamore Partners.
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August 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: ".. Not long ago it would have been hard to imagine a Republican President demanding government ownership in a private company, but here we are."
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Opinion | And Now a New Tax on Patents?
Trump takes 10% of Intel, as Washington becomes Chinatown on industrial policy.
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August 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: ".. Not long ago it would have been hard to imagine a Republican President demanding government ownership in a private company, but here we are."
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Lobby Intensifies To Extend Obamacare Subsidies And Stop Sticker Shock
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Lobby Intensifies To Extend Obamacare Subsidies And Stop Sticker Shock
The next month is critical for Americans with health insurance under the Affordable Care Act as Congress decides whether to extend subsidies or trigger a big price hike.
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August 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Lobby Intensifies To Extend Obamacare Subsidies And Stop Sticker Shock
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Electronic Health Record Giant Epic Rolling Out New AI Tools www.forbes.com/sites/brucej...
Electronic Health Record Giant Epic Rolling Out New AI Tools
Epic Systems is launching new artificial intelligence tools for medical providers and patients while working with health insurers to improve the patient experience.
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August 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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