In a Feb. 11 budget proposal, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer laid out how she plans to secure $780.4 million to stabilize Medicaid. Ms. Whitmer is aiming to bring in $232 million from tobacco, $73.6 million from vaping and non-tobacco nicotine products,…
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Cigna’s Evernorth has partnered with Direct Relief to create a donation pathway that routes unused prescription medications from pharmacies directly to disaster response efforts. Express Scripts donated more than 41,000 prescription medications as an initial supply, the company said in…
Pennie, Pennsylvania’s ACA marketplace, saw about 1 in 5 users drop healthcare coverage in the wake of enhanced premium tax credits expiring, according to a Feb. 9 news release. Pennsylvania was among a handful of states to extend its open…
When San Diego-based Scripps Health walked away from nearly all of its commercial Medicare Advantage contracts Jan. 1, 2024, the move drew widespread attention across the industry. Medicare Advantage enrollment was still climbing nationally and many health systems were doubling…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating BCBS Texas and business services provider Conduent in the wake of a data breach, according to a Feb. 12 news release. The breach spanned Oct. 21, 2024, through Jan. 13, 2025. Names, birthdates,…
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A handful of insurers are boasting Medicare Advantage membership gains following the annual enrollment period. Annual enrollment ran from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, setting the stage for 2026 numbers. However, despite membership growth among some carriers, the Medicare Advantage…
Ten states have still not expanded Medicaid under the ACA. If those states were to move toward expansion, 2.3 million people would secure health insurance coverage. While Medicaid expansion has long been a possibility, there is still some room for…
In a Feb. 9 exchange with The Topeka Capital-Journal, Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly of Kansas appeared to acknowledge her lame-duck status regarding her attempts to achieve Medicaid expansion for the state, a longtime key item of her administration’s platform. “There’s…
A University of Minnesota Medical School course formed in partnership with UnitedHealth Group will undergo revisions, the Minneapolis-based school confirmed to Becker’s Feb. 11. First taught in 2024, “Leadership and Value: A UnitedHealth Group-UMN Collaboration” is a fourth-year elective that…
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare expects a 20% reduction in ACA exchange enrollment this year with the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits set to pressure hospital earnings and payer mix. The company is projecting adjusted EBITDA of up to $4.8 billion…