UnitedHealth Group and Humana announced the appointments of Joy Fitzgerald and Carolyn Tandy, respectively, to their leadership teams. Both executives will focus on equity and inclusion efforts at the payers.
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Hospitals and physicians are condemning a new UnitedHealthcare policy under which the insurer may retroactively deny some emergency department claims.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said he would be forced to make Medicaid budget cuts in July if lawmakers didn't agree to renew a critical healthcare provider tax, according to The Kansas City Star June 7.
Several employers in Colorado signed an agreement June 8 to directly contract with specific hospitals and freestanding outpatient centers in the state.
With Biogen gaining FDA approval for its Alzheimer's drug, aducanumab, questions have started to swirl around how health insurers will cover the $56,000-a-year treatment.
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New York City public-sector unions are proposing a plan to switch Medicare beneficiaries to privatized health insurance through Medicare Advantage as early as July 1, a move that would affect 200,000 retirees, according to The Intercept.
32BJ SEIU, a labor union in New York, has removed NewYork-Presbyterian from its network, citing high healthcare costs, according to Politico.
James Reed officially became CEO of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield last month, succeeding Christopher Booth, who retired. Mr. Reed spoke with Becker's about what he's bringing to the new role and his priorities for the organization as employees return to the…
Georgia needs to revisit a waiver granted by the Trump administration that allowed the state to use a private-sector alternative to the ACA's healthcare.gov insurance exchange, the Albany Herald reported.