UnitedHealth Group defeated a class-action lawsuit from more than 200 physicians who said they were not paid facility fees for office-based surgeries, Bloomberg Law reported Sept. 15.
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Texas has the highest percentage of uninsured residents in the country and Massachusetts has the lowest, according to American Community Survey data released Sept. 15 by the Census Bureau.
Around 4 in 10 Americans say they don't understand what their insurance plan covers, according to a new survey from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.
The National Committee for Quality Assurance has named the top-performing health plans of 2022 based on factors that include care quality, patient satisfaction and efforts to keep improving.
Payers generally negotiated lower prices for healthcare exchange plans than commercial group rates at the same hospital, a study published in The American Journal of Managed Care found.
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Molina Healthcare of California is expanding its partnership with Healthcare in Action, a street-based medical group that provides care for unhoused people, to San Diego County.
Nevada has the fastest growing rate of healthcare spending and California spends the most on healthcare overall, according to new data from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
AbsoluteCare is expanding to Pittsburgh in partnership with Medicare and Medicaid provider Highmark Wholecare, according to a Sept. 15 news release.
The rate of opioid overdoses and limited medication-assisted treatment of opioid use disorder for Medicare Part D recipients continues to be a concern, the HHS Office of the Inspector General said in a new report.
Google is adding new information for users searching for information about Medicare and Medicaid plans as part of the tech giant's health equity initiatives.