Walmart Health will be expanding its presence in Florida with 16 new health centers, the retailer announced this week; they are expected to be open by the fall of 2023. The locations will span the metro areas of Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa. Dr. David Carmouche, senior vice president, Omnichannel Care Offerings at Walmart, said the […]
Medicare Advantage Star Ratings declined this year as predicted prior to their release on October 6, but Centene said this week that the results were slightly worse than expected.
Data being collected is sometimes inaccurate, and not reflective of populations regarding race or demographics, according to Allison Viola, senior advisor for Health IT at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.
Three physician groups are supporting a second lawsuit brought by the Texas Medical Association against the federal departments responsible for the No Surprises Act implementation. The American Society of Anesthesiologists, the American College of Emergency Physicians and American College of Radiology filed a joint amicus brief with the federal court in Texas on October 19 in […]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has responded to complaints that recent Medicare Advantage advertisements and marketing materials have been “confusing, misleading or inaccurate,” at least in the minds of consumers.
More than half of all states across the country have expanded access to 12 months of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage after pregnancy, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
In 2020, COVID-19 and civil unrest spotlighted healthcare disparities. In response, some companies announced efforts to combat inequities, but did they follow through? Jasmaine McClain, principal of the Health Equity Alliance at the Health Management Academy, discusses.
Insurer Centene has increased its year-over-year profits, logging $738 million in profit in the third quarter of this year, up from $584 million a year ago.
Advanced Medicare payments to providers in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic – about $103 billion worth – were compliant with federal and Congressional requirements, meaning they largely hit their mark, according to a new report from the Office of Inspector General.