[ad_1] Centene expects a significant number of its Medicare Advantage plans’ star ratings to drop this year, executives said during an earnings call Tuesday. Regulatory allowances CMS offered […]
Pfizer copay program violates anti-kickback law, court rules
[ad_1] The pharmaceutical company Pfizer is not permitted to pay Medicare beneficiaries’ out-of-pocket costs for one of its medications, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. The Health and […]
HHS to restore, strengthen ACA nondiscrimination rules
[ad_1] The Health and Human Services Department intends to reinstate healthcare nondiscrimination rules that President Donald Trump’s administration tossed out two years ago, Secretary Xavier Becerra said Monday. […]
Catholic hospitals’ growth impacts reproductive healthcare
[ad_1] Even as numerous Republican-governed states push for sweeping bans on abortion, there is a coinciding surge of concern in some Democratic-led states that options for reproductive healthcare […]
Centene to sell European businesses
[ad_1] Centene will sell its Spanish and central European businesses for an undisclosed sum to French private hospital company Vivalto Santé, the company announced Monday. The insurer agreed […]
340B Supreme Court ruling fix divides providers
[ad_1] The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’s potential response to a Supreme Court decision that invalidated cuts to 340B payments spotlights the divide between providers that participate […]
Health insurance is not a proxy for good health, study says
[ad_1] How a patient identifies across racial and ethnic lines can be a greater indicator of their health than their insurance status, a new study suggests. Health inequities […]
UN health agency chief declares monkeypox a global emergency
[ad_1] The expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an “extraordinary” situation that qualifies as a global emergency, the World Health Organization chief said Saturday, a […]
Yuvo Health, Centene’s Fidelis Care target New York for partnership
[ad_1] Yuvo Health, a startup that offers value-based contracting services, and Centene Corp. subsidiary Fidelis Care are partnering to expand resources for federally qualified health centers in New […]
CMS sets quality measures for state-funded home care programs
[ad_1] The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced the release of voluntary quality measures for state Medicaid home and community-based service programs to assess patient health outcomes. […]
