[ad_1] Health insurance exchange navigators will receive $98.9 million in grants for the 2023 open enrollment period, the Health and Human Services Department announced Friday. The funding from […]
CMS new quality measure requirements worry some health systems
[ad_1] Health systems strapped for resources worry reporting on new quality measures and transitioning to interoperability as part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ final rule will be […]
Insulin cap for Medicare patients signals hope for others
[ad_1] Years before he came to the Senate, Raphael Warnock spent time bedside with Georgia residents suffering from the long-term effects of diabetes, a condition made worse by […]
California Medicaid contracts with Molina, Centene, Elevance
[ad_1] California regulators intend to award coveted five-year Medicaid managed care contracts to Molina Healthcare, Centene subsidiary Health Net and Elevance Health’s Anthem Blue Cross Partnership Plan, the state Department […]
Radiation Oncology model indefinitely delayed
[ad_1] The federal government indefinitely delayed the start of the controversial radiation oncology model in a final rule published Thursday. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will […]
DOJ joins Cigna Medicare Advantage fraud case
[ad_1] The Justice Department has intervened on a False Claims Act lawsuit against Cigna Corp. that alleged the insurer exaggerated the illnesses of its Medicare members to obtain […]
Centene Washington state Medicaid fraud case settled
[ad_1] Centene will pay $33 million to settle allegations its now-defunct pharmacy benefit manager overcharged the Washington state Medicaid program for drugs. The nation’s largest Medicaid insurer will pay […]
New rural hospital model draws interest – and questions
[ad_1] Dozens of small community hospitals with low inpatient volumes will likely be good candidates to convert to the rural emergency hospital model. But before they convert, hospitals […]
Amazon to shut down Amazon Care at year’s end
[ad_1] Amazon plans to shut down Amazon Care, the medical care service it sells to employer health plans, at the end of the year. “We’ve determined that Amazon Care […]
InterWell-Fresenius-Cricket kidney care merger closes
[ad_1] InterWell Health, a kidney care physician organization, has merged with Fresenius Health Partners and Cricket Health, the company announced Wednesday. The new company will operate under the InterWell Health name and expects […]
