Nearly 6 out of 10 in-network providers listed in Oregon's Medicaid provider directories are not currently seeing patients for mental healthcare needs, according to a new study from Oregon Health & Science University in Portland.
Author: Jakob Emerson
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu signed legislation July 1 that expands the state's Medicaid dental program through the use of legal settlement funds from Centene.
With the 2023 individual and small group health insurance premium rate filing process currently underway, factors that will drive changes in premiums include uncertainty around the pandemic landscape and inaction over federal coverage policies, according to a June 22 report…
David Pankau has retired as CEO of BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and has been appointed chair of the board, effective April 21. Michael Mizeur has been named as the company's new president and CEO, effective July 1.
UnitedHealth Group posted June 24 that it is looking for a chief talent officer to join the company at its Minnetonka, Minn. headquarters, either in-person or potentially remote.
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Over the last two months, seven executives previously with UnitedHealth Group's Optum have announced positions with new companies across the country. Some of the former positions overlapped with work at UnitedHealthcare and brands under the Optum name.
About 700,000 children have gained health coverage since 2019 due to federal pandemic policies, but that trend could reverse without legislative action, according to a new study from the Urban Institute.
A 90-day grace period for in-network care coverage expired July 1 between Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi and the University of Mississippi Medical Center, leading the state's insurance commissioner to announce a targeted market conduct examination of the…
Alignment Healthcare has named Randall Fitzpatrick as senior vice president of product.
The CMS transparency in coverage rule took effect July 1, requiring payers nationwide to publish the cost of nearly every healthcare service they've negotiated with providers. But it will take time before any of that data is useful to patients,…