CMS Administrator Seema Verma told reporters Nov. 27 the agency will not stop approving Medicaid work requirements despite more than 12,000 Arkansans losing health coverage due to the new rules, according to The Hill.
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America's Health Insurance Plans, a national trade group for major health insurers, launched a Facebook ad campaign in six states, likely as part of an effort to boost public perception of insurance giants, according to The Nevada Independent.
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering and Westmed Medical Group in Westchester, N.Y., will be considered in network for some of health insurance startup Oscar's small business policies.
The CEO of Maryland's largest health insurer, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, said the company is eyeing further expansions into government programs and supports a proposal to require all state residents to purchase health insurance, according to The Baltimore Sun.
Cigna and Express Scripts don't expect their deal to close by a Dec. 8 deadline and have extended their deadline six months.
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UnitedHealth Group said revenues will hit between $243 billion and $245 billion in 2019.
Anthem Blue Cross now covers telehealth as a benefit for its California Medicaid, or Medi-Cal, members.
The 2019 ACA open enrollment period is off to a slower start than last year, according to a Health Affairs blog post.
When diabetic employees switch from a low-deductible to a high-deductible health plan, they are more apt to postpone necessary checkups as out-of-pocket costs climb, according to a U.S. study cited by Reuters.
Humana and Walgreens Boots Alliance could benefit from expanded investment stakes, according to analysts cited by the Courier Journal.