Author: Andrew Cass

Independence Blue Cross and Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine are piloting a program that will allow qualifying physicians to skip prior authorization approvals needed for ultrasounds, CT scans and PET scans, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported April 18. 

UnitedHealth Group's recently acquired LHC Group is buying Delaware-based home health company Summit Home Care. 

Seventeen House members and 585 congressional aides were affected by a data breach at Washington, D.C.'s health insurance marketplace in March, according to written testimony from Mila Kofman, the exchange's executive director. 

CMS has approved Illinois' proposal to expand Medicaid payments for school-based healthcare services. 

Reduced Medicare and Medicaid payments are having more physicians considering reducing those patient bases, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report" for 2023.  

CMS is allowing states to apply for new waivers that will allow their Medicaid programs to cover services to assist inmates prior to their exit from carceral facilities.

UnitedHealthcare's plans to implement a gold-card program in 2024 might cut another 10 percent of its prior authorization volumes on top of a 20 percent reduction that will roll out this summer, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson said during UnitedHealth Group's…

From funding three new faculty positions at Thomas Jefferson University, to the departure of its group and military president to Zelis, here are 10 updates on Humana that Becker's has reported since March 23. 

UnitedHealth Group posted revenues of $91.9 billion in the first quarter of 2023, up 15 percent from $80.1 billion over the same period last year, according to the company's earnings report released April 14. 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and Abilene, Texas-based Hendrick Health have extended their contract another month to avoid a split between the organizations.