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Through a partnership with Transcarent, Walmart is offering its savings on pharmaceuticals and other services to self-insured employers for the first time.

America's Health Insurance Plans submitted comments to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure on Oct. 12 over the organization's Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology and Definition of "Reasonable and Necessary" rule. 

Oct. 15 marks the start of the open enrollment period for Medicare beneficiaries, which spans through Dec. 7.

U.S. News & World Report released its annual list of the top Medicare Advantage plans in each state for the 2022 coverage period. 

Insurers around the country are pivoting from pandemic-era strategies as they develop virtual-first plans — a strategy that promotes telehealth visits prior to nonemergency care.

New legislation in the Senate is looking to broaden Medicaid, Medicare, Children's Health Insurance Program and Veterans Affairs coverage for incarcerated individuals awaiting trial. 

Following the Oct. 13 rollout of a new Medicaid provision for abortion providers in Missouri, CMS is launching a formal review of the policy. 

Anthem Blue Cross members can now use their Alexa-enabled smart devices to connect with care providers at Los Angeles-based Keck Hospital of USC.

As President Joe Biden is looking to cut $1 trillion out of his $3.5 proposed spending package, top lawmakers want to ensure proposed ACA subsidy expansions and efforts to close state Medicaid gaps are top priorities.

Implementing the No Surprises Act, the federal government's attempt to cut down on surprise billing practices, could slow the growth of healthcare premiums.