Bruce Japsen has written about healthcare business and policy for three decades. He has covered the rise, fall and rise again of health reform, chronicling trends that include the influence of Bill and Hillary Clinton to Barack and Michelle Obama from Chicago where he's based. He's the author of "Inside Obamacare," (2014) and "Walmart's Second Opinion," (2023). A regular on Forbes on Fox (2014-2018), he’s provided political, business and policy analysis for Fox Business, National Public Radio and Chicago’s WBBM Newsradio 780 and 105.9 FM. He’s also written for the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Modern Healthcare, the Des Moines Register and is currently Editor of Chicago Medicine. Bruce teaches healthcare communications for the University of Iowa School of Journalism’s MA in Strategic Communication program. He’s passionate about health literacy and explaining healthcare’s complexities. A better understood health system may save someone some money or their life.
As Congress Holds Up Obamacare 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.
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.
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.
Hit By Costs And Medicaid Cuts, Centene Reports $6.6 Billion Loss
Centene reported a $6.6 billion third-quarter loss as the health insurer struggles to control healthcare costs in the government-subsidized health plans it administers.
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