The heads of the Department of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury Departments have put health plans and issuers on alert over contraception coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
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Roe v. Wade ruling to have ‘practical’ impact on hospitals, AHA says
The American Hospital Association’s reaction to Friday’s Roe v. Wade decision overturning close to 50 years of abortion rights was brief and lacking the emotion of other statements by health leaders.
Meta Platforms sued for alleged unlawful collection of patient data
Meta Platforms is facing a potential class-action lawsuit for allegedly using its Pixel tracking tool to get patient information from hospital portals for target marketing purposes.
Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision could affect health insurance coverage
Today’s Supreme Court ruling striking down Roe v. Wade has implications for health insurance coverage, according to healthinsurance.org
The 6-3 ruling that unwinds close to 50 years of a woman’s right to an abortion now leaves that decision to individu…
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court has overturned 49 years of a women’s constitutional right to an abortion in siding today with Mississippi Department of Health Officer Thomas E. Dobbs in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
Supreme Court declines to hear UnitedHealthcare appeal of Medicare overpayment rule
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear UnitedHealthcare’s challenge to a federal rule stipulating insurers offering Medicare Advantage plans refund payments based on unsupported diagnoses in patients’ medical records.
Optum launches laboratory benefit management solution to reduce unnecessary testing
Optum announced it’s launching a laboratory benefit management solution designed to help health plans reduce unnecessary lab testing and ensure their members receive appropriate, high-quality tests.
The potential savings for health plans range from $12…
CMS urges Congress to extend American Rescue Plan funds for ACA tax subsidies
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure is pushing for Congress to extend Affordable Care Act tax subsidies made possible by American Rescue Plan funds.
The subsidies are scheduled to expire at the end of 2022.
Matt Nyquist tapped as chief population health officer for Lifespark
Former Optum executive Matt Nyquist has joined Lifespark as its chief population health officer and will lead the design, development and management of the company’s global risk products and market expansion. In an announcement, Lifespark framed the mo…
CMS: More than 250,000 have gained access to postpartum coverage through Medicaid extensions
About 253,000 parents have gained access to 12 months of postpartum coverage through Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program extensions, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services. It’s part of the current administratio…
