Author: Andrew Cass

The Biden administration appealed a federal Texas judge's ruling that struck down an ACA provision that requires insurance companies to provide coverage for preventive services such as certain cancer screenings and HIV prevention drugs, CNBC reported March 31.

The signing of North Carolina's Medicaid expansion bill leaves 10 states that have not expanded the program under the ACA — but the holdouts are unlikely to make a change anytime soon, The Washington Post reported March 28. 

A Maryland bill expanding Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming treatments has been sent to Gov. Wes Moore, who is expected to sign it into law, The Daily Record reported March 30. 

The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority referred UnitedHealth Group's proposed acquisition of the health technology firm EMIS Group for an in-depth investigation.

Beginning this summer, UnitedHealthcare said it plans to eliminate 20 percent of its current prior authorizations and implement a national gold-card program. From medical groups to lawmakers who sponsored Medicare Advantage prior authorization reform legislation, here are five reactions to…

A federal judge in Texas has struck down an ACA provision that requires insurance companies to provide coverage for preventive services such as certain cancer screenings and HIV prevention drugs.

UnitedHealthcare is moving forward with a plan to eliminate 20 percent of its current prior authorizations and implement a national gold-card program. 

Louisiana is planning to spend $195.8 million as it redetermines Medicaid eligibility for the roughly 2 million residents receiving benefits from the program, according to the Louisiana Illuminator. 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico has named Nancy Smith-Leslie its new vice president of Medicaid.

UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and Cigna are moving to trim their prior authorization programs, which providers have criticized as burdensome, The Wall Street Journal reported March 29.