Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., sent letters requesting information on coverage denials to seven payers, including UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and Centene.
Kaiser Permanente’s novel labor approach allowed for decades of stability, however, over a dozen sources familiar with the situation said fractured relationships are straining current negotiations.
The Congressional Budget Office report estimated the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, which was created in part to reduce spending, will increase net federal spending by $1.3 billion from 2021 through 2030.
Shira Fischer, a physician policy researcher at the RAND Corporation, discusses why user trust is key to improving the embattled Oracle Cerner rollout at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The test developer will use the Series B funding to complete a 10,000-subject clinical trial ahead of a planned launch in 2025.
Older generations may be struggling to easily access and use telehealth providers’ digital interfaces, a JD Power survey suggests.
A small Iowa pharmacy is accusing CVS Caremark of forcing independent pharmacies to sign one-sided contracts in order to stay in its network and continue dispensing drugs for its millions of covered lives.
A district court judge on Wednesday ruled LCMC Health did not need to undergo federal review for its purchase of several HCA facilities.
CVS, UnitedHealth and Humana expanded their MA footprints 13%, 4% and 2% respectively for next year, according to an analyst analysis of the CMS data.
The state is the latest to propose “safe staffing” legislation in a push to address nurse recruitment and retention.