More than 15.6 million people have enrolled in plans on federally run ACA exchanges so far, down from about 16 million at the same point last year, CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, said Dec. 23. Dr. Oz attributed the decline…
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From releasing a companywide policy audit report to seeking the dismissal of a Medicare Advantage lawsuit filed by Ballad Health, here are 11 updates on UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiaries that Becker’s has reported since Dec. 4: 1. A federal…
Residency has always been demanding. But today’s trainees face new stressors layered on top of old ones: EHR overload, reduced autonomy, economic pressure and social isolation. Traditional mental health models weren’t built for this — and residents are feeling the…
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- Dr. Mickey Trockel, Director of Evidence Based Innovation for the Stanford University School of Medicine WellMD Center
- Dr. Robert Flora, McLaren Health Care Chief Academic Officer and Vice President of Academic Affairs
- Jacinta Harman, MSW, LCSW, VP of Clinical Services, Marvin Behavioral Health
A federal judge has granted UnitedHealthcare and PacificSource preliminary injunctions that block Idaho from taking action against the insurers over their Medicare Advantage broker compensation practices. The insurers sued Idaho Insurance Director Dean Cameron in November after the state issued…
Fourteen House lawmakers are calling on federal officials to investigate Elevance Health’s new policy that will penalize hospitals that use out-of-network providers, arguing the approach is anti-competitive and undermines the No Surprises Act. On Dec. 18, the bipartisan group of…
AI does not just summarize healthcare information — it decides which brands to surface, cite and trust. As patients increasingly turn to Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT and other AI platforms to research symptoms and compare options, many health systems are…
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The Supreme Court of the State of Idaho dismissed Elevance Health subsidiary Carelon’s lawsuit on its eligibility to bid for a mental health contract, according to a Dec. 18 filing. In 2021, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare solicited…
Navigating GLP-1 coverage for weight loss has been a sore spot for insurers and employers. These drugs — alongside other specialty drug spending — have been behind price hikes going into 2026. Still, as some employers, states and insurers hesitate…
The Alabama Independent Pharmacy Alliance is pushing for transparency from pharmacy benefit managers, focusing on one in particular. The statement, published Dec. 23 in the Alabama Healthcare Examiner, specifically mentions the PBM Prime Therapeutics, which is jointly owned by Blue…
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas has reached an agreement with Topeka-based University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus, also owned by Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services, the insurer’s website said Dec. 24. The agreement retains coverage for…