Author: Andrew Cass

From selling a majority of its stake in Kindred at Home to a favorable ruling in a court case against Celgene, here are five recent headlines about Louisville, Ky.-based Humana:

Empire BlueCross BlueShield members will soon have increased access to at-home care services through a multiyear agreement with mobile health service provider DocGo. 

Lawmakers in California, Illinois and Connecticut have recently taken action to expand Medicaid coverage to noncitizens:

SelectHealth is adding University of Utah hospitals, clinics and providers to its Medicare Advantage provider network. 

Forty Florida medical practices are suing UnitedHealth over the pricing and payment of medical bills, Lawstreet Media reported May 4. 

Medicaid and CHIP enrollment increased by 22.1 percent between February 2020 and January 2022, according to a May 2 report from the Kaiser Family Foundation. 

Connecticut lawmakers passed a bill May 3 that expands Medicaid eligibility to children 12 and under whose parents meet the income criteria, regardless of immigration status, according to the Connecticut Mirror.

ACA premium subsidies included with federal COVID-19 relief are particularly beneficial to those living in rural areas, according to a May 3 report from the Urban Institute. 

From the University of Mississippi Medical Center and UnitedHealthcare reaching a multiyear agreement, to a Maine physician group dropping Anthem, here are five recent contract disputes and agreements involving payers: 

Payers and pharmacy benefit managers say specialty drugs now account for 50 percent or more of the total prescription spending they manage, Forbes reported May 3.