Nick Thomas, Author at Becker's Payer Issues

California again weighs single-payer system

The appetite for a single-payer health system in California is growing, with plans to introduce a bill in early 2024, according to a Bloomberg report.

Cano Health sells Texas, Nevada primary care centers to Humana for $66.7M

Miami-based primary care provider Cano Health is selling the bulk of its centers in Texas and Nevada.

Mississippi governor announces $690M Medicaid reforms for state's hospitals

Hospitals and healthcare systems in Mississippi could benefit by approximately $690 million from a couple of planned proposals announced Sept. 21 by Gov. Tate Reeves.

Medicaid expansion may be inching closer in Mississippi, but would it come too late?

There have been rumblings in Mississippi recently about putting up the concept of Medicaid expansion for open debate in a state where current Gov. Tate Reeves has repeatedly ruled such a policy out.

HHS finalizes rule to streamline enrollment in Medicare Savings plans

Greater access to care and making such care more affordable may be on the horizon for lower-income older adults and people with disabilities after the Department of Health and Human Services and CMS finalized a rule to streamline enrollment in…

Medicaid coverage helped lower uninsured population in 2022 as poverty level soared

Additional Medicaid coverage enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic helped keep the number of uninsured people down at record lows in 2022 even as poverty levels soared, according to a Sept. 12 New York Times report.