The board of governors for L.A. Care Health Plan unanimously approved a resolution in support of federal gun safety legislation following several mass shootings across the country in recent weeks.
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Humana hired Adam Buckalew from consulting firm Alb Solutions in April to work on healthcare payment policy, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, healthcare clinical services and other payer policy matters, according to Politico.
Montana has hired a new Medicaid director who previously oversaw privatized Medicaid programs in Iowa and Kansas, according to Kaiser Health News.
Duffy & Duffy, a medical malpractice law firm based in Uniondale, N.Y., surveyed 3,251 individuals across the country in April to determine which states' residents know the most and least about their health plan policies.
Millennium Trust Co. completed its acquisition of PayFlex Holdings from CVS Health on June 1 for an undisclosed amount.
UnitedHealthcare told the Supreme Court on May 31 that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia made a mistake last August when it ruled against the payer's legal challenge to a Medicare Advantage overpayment rule.
The financial outlook for Medicare's hospital insurance trust fund improved slightly in 2021, but the threat of insolvency still looms, according to the "2022 Medicare Trustees Report" released June 2.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota has added two executives to its senior leadership team.
Medicaid expansion in North Carolina passed through the state Senate with near unanimous approval, but is expected to face a much tougher challenge in the House, the Carolina Journal reported June 2.
Spending among traditional Medicare beneficiaries fell 5.8 percent in 2020, marking the first decrease in more than two decades, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report released June 1.