The new Arizona law HB2322 goes a long way in speeding up the provider approval process, in order to reap the benefits of the new 60-business-day deadline, the process must start with a complete and accurate application.
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UnitedHealth Group's stock hit a 52-week high of $269.25 on Aug. 29.
Iowa will give two health insurers managing its Medicaid program a 7.5 percent raise to stay in the $5 billion program, according to the Des Moines Register.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is poised to shift management of 2,400 pharmacies from roughly eight in-house employees to Express Scripts, according to Crain's Detroit Business.
High health insurance prices have led a growing number of Americans to bypass commercial health plans and make their own medical safety nets, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican.
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Medicare-for-All, a movement among Democrats aiming to disrupt the insurance market and provide Americans with universal healthcare, is gaining popularity among both political parties, a new Reuters Poll found.
Health insurer Anthem now covers emergency medical flights in several states as part of an agreement with helicopter operator Air Methods that went into effect Aug. 15, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Cigna shareholders voted Aug. 24 to approve the insurer's merger with Express Scripts, one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the U.S.
The University of Chicago Medicine and Humana inked a value-based care deal to better coordinate care for Humana members in the Chicagoland area.
Since CMS approved Medicaid work requirements in March, some Arkansas Medicaid beneficiaries have been required to work 80 hours each month or report exemption status online to maintain benefits, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.