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UnitedHealth’s Comeback Runs Aground. Medicare Is Still a Problem.
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (59+ words) UnitedHealth Group's latest selloff is one more painful moment in a run of tough times for the stock. Oops, something went wrong Prediction markets are now on Yahoo Finance UnitedHealth's Comeback Runs Aground. Medicare Is Still a Problem. UnitedHealth Group's…...
Medicare launches pilot program using AI to approve or deny treatment claims
2+ hour, 29+ min ago (1119+ words) The six states participating are Arizona, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and Washington Medicare has launched a six-year pilot program that could eventually transform access to health care for some of the millions of people across the U.S. who rely on…...
Jim Cramer Notes That “Humana Got Hit the Hardest” By Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Announcement
3+ hour, 55+ min ago (1434+ words) Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM) is one of the noteworthy S&P 500 stocks Jim Cramer highlighted. Cramer highlighted what caused an instant sell-off in companies like Humana and others that had exposure to Medicare Advantage. The Mad Money host stated: The…...
UnitedHealth, CVS, Humana Face Double Trouble As Trump's Medicare Cuts Are Just The Start—PBM 'Spread Pricing' Comes Under Fire
6+ hour, 2+ min ago (632+ words) UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH), CVS Health Corp. (NYSE:CVS), and Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM) declined last week, but while investors focused on the Donald Trump administration's proposed near-zero increase in Medicare Advantage, another major regulatory threat emerged late Thursday…...
ASU expands health care services to employees
6+ hour, 27+ min ago (549+ words) New Employee Health Clinic in Tempe offers primary care services You're an Arizona State University employee, you're nursing some sort of infection that just won't go away, but your doctor's office doesn't have an available appointment for at least a…...
CMS presses ahead on accelerated Medicare Advantage audits
8+ hour, 57+ min ago (1095+ words) The agency quietly released a memo updating MA plans on how it's approaching risk adjustment data validation audits after a Texas judge's ruling last year complicated the expanded reviews. The CMS has provided a long-awaited update on how it plans…...
Fresno Unified Retirees' Access to Health Care Is Fully Restored
10+ hour, 24+ min ago (464+ words) Community Medical Centers and Fresno Unified's insurance provider, Aetna, reached a contract agreement Tuesday, restoring access to care for thousands of district retirees. The contract between Aetna and Community, the region's largest healthcare provider, ended Jan. 1 after the two parties…...
Kaiser Permanente, Renown Health finalize Nevada joint venture
11+ hour, 33+ min ago (214+ words) Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente and Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health have finalized a joint venture to operate a health plan and outpatient care delivery system in northern Nevada. Under the agreement, Hometown Health, previously owned by Renown Health, is…...
What’s behind Medicare Advantage product deserts
11+ hour, 46+ min ago (520+ words) Product deserts are locations where Medicare Advantage plan disruption, shrinking availability and choices are creating challenges for enrollees and advisors. What is causing these deserts was among the topics discussed during the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors" recent…...
Mayes, other AGs file letter challenging decision to repeal nursing home staffing mandates
19+ hour, 39+ min ago (256+ words) Late last year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid repealed parts of the Biden administration's nursing home staffing requirements. Now, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joined a coalition of other AGs in filing a letter challenging the decision. The staffing…...