Noncitizens who use Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program benefits will not face immigration consequences, the Department of Homeland Security said Sept. 8.
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The American Medical Association says eliminating no-cost preventive care is "unwise and unthinkable."
A federal judge questioned the arguments made by the Justice Department in its challenge of the proposed merger of UnitedHealth Group's Optum and Change Healthcare, according to The Wall Street Journal.
A 54-acre campus in Minnesota partially occupied by UnitedHealth Group's Optum has been listed for lease, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reported Sept. 8.
Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed has been out of network with UnitedHealthcare since June 1, and while contract negotiations are ongoing, a hospital spokesperson told CBS affiliate WNCN Sept. 8 they are "not confident in a quick resolution."
Several Senate Democrats are urging AHIP to ensure pre-exposure prophylaxis drugs (PrEP), which prevent HIV, are fully covered by payers.
With CVS Health's agreement to purchase Signify Health for $8 billion, the line of payers and technology companies grabbing a piece of the home health market continues to grow.
The American health system must creatively use limited resources to meet the aging population’s needs. Every day, more than 10,000 seniors age into Medicare, and by 2030, one in five Americans will be 65 years or older. Brick-and-mortar hospitals lack…
Johns Hopkins will go out of network with CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield on Dec. 5 if the two sides are unable to reach a new contract, The Baltimore Sun reported Sept. 8.
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Des Moines-based UnityPoint Health are partnering to offer health plans on the individual ACA market in Iowa for 2023.