CVS Health said it expects to finalize its $69 billion acquisition of Aetna by Thanksgiving, noting that five states are close to approving the deal. Executives also hinted that the company is rethinking its PBM model to place a greater emphasis on dru…
By 2016, the uninsured rates among the Golden State’s white, black and Asian populations were nearly equal. But other disparities persist, and all of these rates are highly policy-dependent.
From the four female doctors running for a seat in Congress to state ballot initiatives that could expand Medicaid, there’s plenty to pay attention to on Tuesday. Here’s what we’ll be keeping a close eye on as the election results come in.
Medicaid expansion was on the ballot in three historically Republican states, and voters came out in support of the measure in all three. Nebraska, Utah and Idaho voted to expand the program, while Montana voted down a measure to increase tobacco taxes…
Following a decade of health IT acquisitions, including Rally Health, UnitedHealth is poised to carve out its own space in the sector with the launch of a portable medical record. Industry experts say the new offering is likely a PHR-EHR mashup, but qu…
The hospital organization announced its intent to sue the administration for overstepping its boundaries just hours after the CMS released a rule implementing new site-neutral payments for clinic visits. However, physician groups applauded the agency f…
A federal judge has agreed to set a deadline for HHS to clear out its Medicare claims appeal backlog. The American Hospital Association has been pushing the agency to more quickly eliminate the backlog for more than four years in the courts.
Following months of excitement around an acquisition by Cigna and being the subject of multiple lawsuits, the pharmacy benefit manager is optimistic about the months ahead and integration with its new parent company.
CEO David Cordani highlighted several ratings and rankings that, he said, reflect the company’s dedication to its customers and clients—and that acquiring Express Scripts will only help it serve members more.
While the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services moved ahead with parts of its plan to consolidate codes for Medicare patient visits, it made changes in response to the thousands of comments it received from doctors who worried that the plan would cu…
