Author: Andrew Cass

Medicare Part D enrollees without low-income subsidies paid an average of $520 in out-of-pocket insulin costs in 2019, according to a May 17 report from the Kaiser Family Foundation. 

Health insurer lobby and trade group America's Health Insurance Plans May 17 outlined 10 steps state and federal lawmakers can take improve healthcare competition and increase access and affordability. 

Winston Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has signed a letter of intent to own a portion of HealthTeam Advantage, a Medicare Advantage plan providing coverage to more than 15,000 Medicare beneficiaries in the state. 

A proposed class action lawsuit was filed against Aetna Healthcare of California May 16 alleging the insurer evaded its obligations to fully cover COVID-19 diagnostic testing. 

Lawyers for Anthem and Atlanta-based Northside Hospital system appeared before the Georgia Supreme Court May 17 regarding their ongoing contract dispute, according to the Capital Beat News Service.

Ohio Medicaid Director Maureen Corcoran owned at least $1,000 worth of stock in three healthcare companies in 2021, the same year she negotiated and signed billion-dollar contracts with their subsidiaries, the Ohio Capital Journal reported May 17. 

Central Maine Healthcare has reached an agreement with Aetna on hospital and physician services, the Lewiston Sun Journal reported May 16. 

Lowering Medicare eligibility to 60 would increase the federal deficit by $155 billion between 2026 and 2031, according to a May 16 report from the Congressional Budget Office and Joint Committee on Taxation.

The University of Vermont Health Network and UnitedHealthcare have again extended their current contract, this time through May 27, VTDigger reported May 13. 

The attorneys general of Connecticut, Rhode Island and Illinois are asking a federal appellate court to overturn UnitedHealth's win in a mental health coverage case.