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National Kaiser Permanente workers’ strike avoided with tentative agreement
On Saturday, Kaiser Permanente and the Alliance of Health Care Unions reached a tentative agreement on a four-year contract, covering nearly 50,000 Kaiser Permanente healthcare employees in 22 local unions, thereby avoiding a potential nationwide strik…
Medicare Part B premiums are increasing by 14.5%
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has increased Medicare Part B premiums, deductibles and coinsurance for next year in what will be a significant hike.
The standard monthly premium for Medicare Part B enrollees will be $170.10 for 2022, an…
New spending from Build Back Better would outweigh cuts in DSH payments, finds Urban Institute
Earlier this year, President Joe Biden proposed a framework called Build Back Better that would, among other things, expand Medicaid.
AMA argues against blocking the federal vaccination mandate
Workplace transmission is high and vaccination is the most effective mitigation measure, physician group says.
Nonprofit health plans focus on reducing premiums, expanding benefits
Nonprofit payers have used a variety of strategies to address plan affordability throughout the next year, including reducing premiums by as much as 10% in some instances, finds a new report from the Alliance of Community Health Plans.
Anthem to acquire long-term care plan Integra Managed Care
Anthem announced Wednesday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Integra Managed Care, a managed long-term care plan in New York that provides assistance to adults with long-term care needs and disabilities — ideally allowing them to live s…
Anthem, Somatus partner on multiyear kidney care collaboration
Services are available to members in Medicare Advantage plans now and in ESKD Chronic Special Needs Plans starting January 1.
Biden Administration invests $650 million in rapid diagnostic testing
In a bid to increase access to COVID-19 testing and bolster domestic manufacturing of the tests, President Joe Biden’s administration, through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will invest $650 million from the American Rescue Plan to s…
More than 200 hospitals participate in HHS program targeting maternal, infant health outcomes
HHS said it’s the first program to evaluate how pregnancy affects overall population health by linking inpatient data of newborns to their mothers.
Coalition of attorneys general move to block New Jersey hospital merger
Decision against Hackensack Meridian Health and Englewood Health deal should be upheld, group tells federal appeals court.
