A lack of payments from Medicare Advantage plans is one reason a Connecticut hospital is laying off staff, the Hartford Courant reported March 14.
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Oregon state regulators will allow UnitedHealth Group's Optum to bypass a state review of its planned purchase of Corvallis Clinic, citing an immediate need to maintain the provider's financial solvency.
Five states offered unrestricted coverage of the weight loss drugs Wegovy and Saxenda, a study published March 14 in JAMA found.
A bipartisan group of senators is introducing legislation to require states to offer integrated Medicaid and Medicare plans to dual-eligible beneficiaries.
The Justice Department is suing six health plans participating in the Uniformed Services Family Health Plan program for allegedly concealing overpayments for services provided to retired military members and their families.
Several new studies uncovered differences between Medicare Advantage and fee-for-service, and CMS is calling on Medicare Advantage organizations to extend advanced funding to providers affected by the Change Healthcare outage.
California has appointed Tyler Sadwith as the state's Medicaid director.
Newsweek has published its 2024 "America's Greatest Workplaces for Women" ranking, which includes 15 health insurers.
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management has selected 32 health plans to administer health benefits for U.S. Postal Service employees and their families.
Optum Financial Services has named Dhivya Suryadevara as CEO.