Category: Healthcare Finance News

Biden Administration launches campaign to enroll people in health coverage during final 30 days of SEP

On the heels of coverage sign-ups surpassing 2 million people, the Biden Administration is launching a campaign called “Summer Sprint to Coverage” in an effort to get more Americans signed up for health coverage during the final 30 days of the Special …

Clover Health planning expansion into 101 new markets

Clover Health, a technology company focused on health equity for underserved seniors, recently announced plans to nearly double its geographic footprint. The expansion, subject to approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will make …

Atul Gawande is Biden’s pick to lead Bureau for Global Health

President Joe Biden will nominate Dr. Atul Gawande as assistant administrator of the Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development, the White House announced this week.

American College of Surgeons wants Congress to intervene in Medicare payments

The lack of a pay increase in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’  2022 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule has prompted the American College of Surgeons to voice the need for Congressional intervention.

UnitedHealth Group profits are down in Q2, but revenue gains thanks to Optum and UHC

UnitedHealth Group is reporting a $4.3 billion dollar profit in the second quarter, almost $2.3 billion less than what it recorded during Q2 2020, according to information released by the company this week.

ACA special enrollment surpasses 2 million people with close to a month to go

With a month left until the August 15 deadline, more than 2 million people have signed up for healthcare coverage through the Affordable Care Act during the Biden Administration’s 2021 Special Enrollment Period, according to new enrollment

ROI in risk-based contracts requires data and analytics

Summit Health has seven commercial and Medicare risk-based contracts covering more than 165,000 lives. 
 

National Nurses United calls for resumption of mask mandates as COVID-19 cases spike

The National Nurses United union is calling for reinstatement of universal mask mandates, regardless of vaccination status, in response to rising incidents of COVID-19 across certain areas of the country.

New Alzheimer’s drug could cost Medicaid more than $2 billion

Aducanumab, a recently approved Alzheiemer’s drug with a price tag of about $56,000, could starin Medicaid budgets, costing the program more than $2 billion a year if most beneficiaries switch over to it, according to a new analysis from the Kaiser Fam…

CMS seeks to expand telehealth mental health access

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is proposing to lift restrictions on telehealth access in the home for the treatment of mental health disorders and to expand rural access to mental health services through interactive telecommunications.