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Oregon legislature to decide on single-payer system

A task force made up of Oregon state legislators and healthcare representatives is moving forward with a plan to establish a $57 billion single-payer healthcare system administered by the state.

Census Bureau's annual report on health insurance: 5 things to know

The U.S. Census Bureau published updated statistics on the number of people insured in the United States and the types of health insurance they have.

Cities with the highest Medicaid acceptance rates

Providers in the Detroit area are the most likely to accept Medicaid patients, while those in the Dallas area are the least likely, according to a new survey from staffing firms AMN Healthcare and Merritt Hawkins.

Cities with the highest Medicare acceptance rates

Providers in the Detroit area are the most likely to accept Medicare patients in 2022, while those in the New York City area are the least likely, according to a new survey from staffing firms AMN Healthcare and Merritt Hawkins.

How health plans can help employers fine-tune benefits programs in two key areas: Mental health and specialty drug spend

Mental and behavioral health along with spending on specialty drugs represent two accelerating trends in terms of their relevance to employee benefits packages and to employers' total spend.

Aetna in the headlines: 7 recent developments

From parent company CVS Health's $8 billion purchase of Signify Health to an expired contract with Covenant Health, here are seven stories about Aetna that Becker's has covered since July 26.

Oregon launches nation's 1st Medicaid mobile crisis intervention program

Oregon is adding mobile crisis intervention services, which connect people experiencing mental health or substance use crises with a behavioral health specialist, to its Medicaid services.

AMA, state physician groups join class action against Cigna for alleged provider underpayments through MultiPlan

The American Medical Association, the Medical Society of New Jersey and the Washington State Medical Association joined a class-action lawsuit against Cigna Sept. 12 for allegedly failing to pay medical claims in full after members submitted them through MultiPlan, the…

The nation's uninsured rate is at a record low, and it's about to fall further

The nation's uninsured rate hit a record low of 8 percent in the first quarter of this year, and it's likely to decrease further following major ACA investments at the federal level and significant expansions into the individual market from…

Medicaid enrollment up nearly 25% since COVID-19 pandemic started, analysis finds

Total Medicaid enrollment increased by 17.7 million, up nearly 25 percent from February 2020 — when the COVID-19 pandemic began — to May 2022, a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis shows.