President Joe Biden's American Families Plan, the second piece of his more than $4 trillion economic recovery program, will not include the expansion of Medicare eligibility, according to CNBC.
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California has issued a policy proposal stating that adults should be allowed to add their parents to their health insurance plans.
Congressional leaders from Texas asked CMS to overturn its rescission of a waiver that has put about $11 billion in federal Medicaid funding in limbo.
Blue Shield of California announced it has provided over $114 million in financial aid to 244 healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Humana saw its revenue and profit grow in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, according to recent financial documents.
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A federal judge granted Blue Cross Blue Shield Association's motion to dismiss a lawsuit that accused the health insurance company of improperly denying coverage for cancer treatment.
Two new Kaiser Family Foundation analyses suggest that lowering the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 60 could significantly reduce health costs for employers. The shift could potentially facililate lower premiums or higher wages for employees.
Former UnitedHealth Group CEO David Wichmann was paid $17.87 million in 2020, his final year at the organization before retiring.
Humana will become the full owner of the nation's largest home health and hospice provider, Kindred at Home.
The voluntary waiving of COVID-19 treatment fees by insurers is slowly coming to an end, according to NBC News and Kaiser Health News.