Federal lawmakers are proposing allowing Medicaid reimbursement of doulas and midwives in every state.
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UnitedHealth Group and Amedisys plan to divest more than 100 clinic locations to make its proposed acquisition more palatable to regulators, Capitol Forum reported.
Utah has fined UnitedHealthcare $546,500 for selling unapproved health plans to state residents.
Illinois is expanding coverage of weight-loss drugs to state employees, a move Gov. JB Pritzker's office estimates could cost up to $210 million annually, WBEZ reported April 30.
Limiting the use of health risk assessments in Medicare Advantage could save the federal government billions each year, a study published May 6 in Health Affairs found.
Oscar Health and Cigna will discontinue their co-branded Cigna + Oscar business at the end of 2024.
National Minority Health Month (NMHM) is an annual observance that builds awareness about health disparities that persist among Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian-American/Pacific Islander, Native American/Indigenous, and other minority communities across the United States.
UnitedHealthcare has the most D-SNP members, while Healthfirst and Kaiser Permanente recorded 97% member retention rates during the Medicare open enrollment period.
Highmark Health has laid off 47 employees, PennLive reported May 7.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana has named Bryan Camerlinck as its next CEO.