Cigna is the latest health insurer to report a big boost in second-quarter profits as its health plan members postpone treatment during the spread of the Coronavirus strain Covid-19.
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Oscar Health To Expand Obamacare To 19 New Markets In 2021
Oscar Health is expanding its Obamacare health plans into four new states and 19 new markets in 2021.
Humana Buys $100 Million Stake In Primary Care House Call Company, Heal
Humana said it is investing $100 million in the in-home primary care company, Heal, to bring in-person physician house calls to seniors in its Medicare Advantage plans.
Bernie Sanders’ New Healthcare Push: Masks For All
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is backing legislation to manufacture and distribute masks to everyone in the U. S. to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Pandemic Boosts Centene’s Medicaid Enrollment And Profits
Health insurer Centene is seeing a boost in Medicaid enrollment as unemployment rises amid the spread of the coronavirus strain COVID-19 though Americans are signing up to such coverage at a slower pace than the company originally thought.
Hospital Giant HCA Reaps $822 Million Profit From CARES Act Stimulus Money
The large hospital operator HCA Healthcare reported improving profits thanks in large part to government stimulus income from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act known as CARES.
This Smart Watch Could Change The Lives Of People With Diabetes
Movano is working on one of the more life-changing uses for wearables, completely non-invasive glucose monitoring for diabetics.
As Trump Sinks, Health Insurers Prep For A Biden White House
Health insurers are beginning to strategize on how to deal with healthcare proposals pushed by Democrats and a future Joe Biden White House from a public option to “Medicare at 60” and expanded Medicaid benefits under an expanded Affordable Care Act.
UnitedHealth Profits Double As Patients Defer Treatment In Pandemic
UnitedHealth Group profits doubled to more than $6 billion in the second quarter as elective procedures the large health insurer pays for were postponed or delayed amid the spread of the Coronavirus strain Covid-19.
CDC Director: It’s Time For Universal Masking To End Covid-19 Pandemic
Universal nationwide use of face masks could bring the spread of the Coronavirus “to its knees” within four to six weeks, the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.
