Roughly 15 million people could lose Medicaid coverage when the COVID-19 public health emergency ends, and only a small percentage are likely to obtain coverage on the Affordable Care Act exchanges, according to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Americans worry about insurance coverage costs and would like to see more solutions around transparency and out-of-pockets costs from healthcare institutions. That’s according to a new PhRMA/Ipsos poll, which uncovered some frustrations over paying for and navigating the healthcare system.
Dozens of health systems, hospitals, and group purchasing organizations are asking Congress to pass legislation to address Medicare reimbursement for home infusion services.
Nonprofit insurer Providence Health Plan has teamed with Type 2 diabetes reversal company Virta Health and is already touting some of the successes of the collaboration, with
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont, along with the Vermont Health Plan, has filed a lawsuit against Teva Pharmaceuticals, claiming the compan
The American Hospital Association has released a report on patient acuity that shows hospital patients are sicker and more medically complex than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic. This is driving up hospital costs for labor, drugs and supplies, according to the AHA report.
Five new states and territories have been awarded about $25 million in planning grants to expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) through Medicaid’s Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration program. The awards were granted through the Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Agnes Buzyn, executive director of the WHO Academy, discusses the new learning center that will offer 100 programs to healthcare workers, policymakers and the public by 2024, worldwide.
A federal judge has reinstated a Medicaid work requirement program in Georgia, saying that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, under the Biden administration, unfairly struck down the program that was first approved by the Trump administration.