Seventeen Democratic Senators sent a March 26 letter to CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, criticizing a proposed ACA rule for 2027 that, they claim, “CMS’ own experts predict will kick 2 million Americans off the healthcare they have and accelerate the healthcare…
Author: Elizabeth Casolo
SCAN Group chose Aman Bhandari, PhD, to serve as its first chief AI officer, according to a March 27 news release. Dr. Bhandari will lead enterprise AI and advanced analytics at SCAN. The organization is focused on deploying AI to…
Longevity Health Plan does not consider itself to be a technology company, Brad Riley, vice president of analytics and reporting, said. But that is not stopping it from chasing “tiny wins.” LHP is expanding its partnership with healthcare AI company…
Anthem BCBS in New York and New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System have been entrenched in a heated contract dispute, with physicians and facilities going out of network at the beginning of the year and in March, respectively. Becker’s…
A judge denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging a broker kickback scheme involving CVS Health’s Aetna, Elevance Health and Humana, according to a March 25 filing in the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts. The judge also ruled that…
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A Canadian religious group, Mission Fund, is suing UnitedHealth Group because the company did not include the group’s proposal for reporting on acquisition consequences in its 2026 proxy materials, according to a March 20 filing in the federal district court…
By 2028, there could be between 4.9 million and 10.1 million fewer people enrolled through Medicaid expansion in an average month as a result of Medicaid work requirements and six-month redeterminations, according to a March 25 research report from the…
CMS approved New York’s efforts to roll back Essential Plan coverage for New Yorkers with incomes between 200% and 250% of the federal poverty level, according to a March 23 news release from New York State of Health, the state’s…
Massachusetts health plans and hospitals are collaborating on what they are referring to as a “first-of-its-kind” organization, called the Massachusetts Payer-Provider Partnership (MP3), to address healthcare affordability and access. A partnership spokesperson told Becker’s on March 24 the organization aims…
BCBS Tennessee is in talks to sell its Cameron Hill headquarters in Chattanooga, Tenn., a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s March 24. “We’re in early discussions with interested parties,” the spokesperson said. “While it’s too soon to share specifics, there appears…