Author: Rylee Wilson

Insurers are offering early prescription refills and easing prior authorizations as Hurricane Milton approaches Florida. 

Authorizing Medicare to cover weight loss drugs would cost the federal government an estimated $35 billion over nine years, according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office. 

Zing Health is plotting an expansion in the Medicare Advantage market. 

L.A. Care will pay a $55 million penalty to resolve allegations the plan improperly denied claims, and had a backlog of unresolved grievances. 

Vice President Kamala Harris has proposed expanding Medicare coverage for home healthcare, NPR reported Oct. 8. 

CVS Health will lay off 416 employees at Aetna's headquarters in Hartford, Conn. 

A Texas state judge handed a victory to system-owned health plans that missed out on Texas' Medicaid contract awards, The Dallas Morning News reported Oct. 4. 

CMS is proposing new regulations on the ACA marketplace in 2026, which include some aimed at cracking down on fraud. 

The CEO of the nation's largest public health plan plans to keep advocating for Medicaid funding in retirement. 

States could better leverage Medicaid managed care organizations to promote maternal health, a report from HHS' Office of Inspector General found.