The Senate’s entire Democratic caucus, made up of 45 Democrats and two aligned independents, sent a letter to CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, Aug. 4, calling upon the agency to withdraw its June interim final rule regarding Medicaid work requirements.…
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Erica Schwartz, MD, was confirmed by the Senate as the next CDC director Aug. 5 in a 51-43 vote, which split almost entirely across party lines. The move makes her the agency’s first permanent director in nearly a year. Every…
Luigi Mangione’s defense team is challenging media access restrictions for his upcoming New York state murder trial, arguing they violate his constitutional right to a public proceeding and demanding that the court broadcast the trial live. In a July 31…
Oscar Health’s membership as of June 30 was 2,963,002, up from 2,027,148 at the same time in 2025. The company reported net income of $361.8 million for the second quarter of 2026, up from a $228.4 million loss during the…
In 2025, 73% of health plans had an operating loss, up from 70% in 2024 and 54% in 2023. While 42% of health plans grew their operating margin from 2024, and 16% with losses in 2024 became profitable the following…
This fall, CMS will start sharing monthly utilization reports with Part D plans on how their enrollees are using the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program. The agency said in an Aug. 5 memo that the reports will be organized at both…
Payers and for-profit health systems alike are feeling the fallout from changes to the ACA environment, according to second-quarter 2026 earnings. Centene’s exchange membership fell by more than 2 million, Cigna announced plans to exit ACA exchanges entirely in 2027,…
This month, Nebraska became the first state in the nation to begin rolling back Medicaid coverage by way of the federal work requirements enacted under HR 1. Dozens of other states will follow next year. But the nation’s largest health…
UCare is laying off 102 employees as the nonprofit insurer continues to wind down operations. The company filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notice Aug. 3 in Minnesota. UCare’s support for Medicaid contracts ends Oct. 1, prompting the…
Blue Cross of Idaho is caught in the middle as the trust responsible for covering schools’ benefits confronts a shortfall. A letter from the Idaho School Benefit Trust informed participating schools and districts of “extremely high” medical claims during the…