America's Health Insurance Plan's CEO spoke about how the industry trade group is pushing for more incremental changes rather than a "Medicare for All" policy that would eliminate private insurers in an interview with The Hill.
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CMS released multiple resources for states seeking to bypass some aspects of the ACA via 1332 waivers.
CMS has issued a new proposal to cover acupuncture for Medicare patients with chronic low back pain in clinical trials supported by the National Institutes of Health or CMS-approved studies.
In the past three years, health insurers overcharged Medicare by almost $30 billion. Despite lengthy delays, federal officials are moving forward with plans to recoup some of the funds, according to NPR.
Hospitals in Minnesota are calling on the state to look into a new policy enacted by its largest nonprofit health insurer that ends reimbursement for routine colonoscopies and other services under certain circumstances, according to the Star Tribune.
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It is too early to tell how a "Medicare for All" policy could affect healthcare stocks and, in turn, 401(k)s, the founder and executive chairman of Fisher Investments wrote in an op-ed for USA Today.
If Beaumont Health closes its proposed acquisition of Summa Health, Beaumont could become a major player in Michigan's hospital-owned managed care business, according to Crain's Detroit Business.
Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health and Anthem have yet to reach an in-network agreement, according to ABC affiliate KOLO TV.
UnitedHealth Group should create new guidelines for covering behavioral health treatment and reevaluate denied claims based on those guidelines, plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against the insurer said in a rebuttal, according to MPR News.
Elite Medical Center, a Las Vegas-based acute care hospital that some experts say is operating similarly to a 24/7 freestanding emergency room, has to contract with Medicare and Medicaid beginning in 2021, according to the Las Vegas Sun.