The AMA has historically been against single-payer healthcare, but an increase in support for the policy among medical students may mean it will have to change its stance before too long, The New Yorker reported Feb. 22.
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A handful of payers were flagged by HHS' Office of the Inspector General in the last six months for coding or reimbursement errors.
America's Health Insurance Plans and the Alliance of Community Health Plans have commented on the proposed 2023 changes to Medicare Advantage and Part D programs.
A man is suing Aetna Life Insurance in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, alleging that its denials of lumbar artificial disc replacement surgery violate the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, according to court documents obtained…
From patient experience to treatment, Medicare and Medicaid health plans were ranked by the nonprofit National Committee of Quality Assurance, with several Kaiser Foundation plans performing well.
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Molina Healthcare, a managed care company based in Long Beach, Calif., joined the S&P 500 on March 2.
L.A. Care, a publicly operated health plan in California with 2.5 million members, was fined $55 million for failing to authorize members' needed care, ensure timely access to care and address patient complaints, according to The Los Angeles Times.
From a contract fallout between two of Texas' largest payers and providers to Mayo Health limiting UnitedHealthcare members from making appointments, here are seven recent payer contract disputes and resolutions:
Optum and Cigna's venture arms participated in a $30 million investment in Flume Health, a digital health plan administration platform, according to a news release shared with Becker's.
Three states are each taking their own approach to combat Senior Health Insurance Co. of Pennsylvania's planned rate hikes and benefit cuts.