The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded nearly $1 billion in American Rescue Plan funding to support major healthcare construction and renovation projects at health centers.
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Centene and Humana sue Merck for alleged pay-for-delay scheme
The Kaiser Foundation Health Plan made similar accusations against Merck in a lawsuit filed in August.
United HealthCare, Humana top healthcare satisfaction rankings
Reports from research firm Forrester and analytics firm Verint Systems released studies ranking the nation’s top insurance payers based on customer satisfaction.
Clinicians ethically challenged when it comes to caring for undocumented immigrants
In one of the first studies to explore clinician moral distress related to the ethically challenging issue of providing healthcare to undocumented immigrants, researchers from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine surveyed phy…
CDC director endorses boosters for healthcare and frontline workers
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky has endorsed booster shots for healthcare workers and other vulnerable Americans.
Humana, Kelsey-Seybold team to expand Humana’s Medicare Advantage provider network
Major insurer Humana has partnered with multi-speciality group practice Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, signing an in-network agreement that Humana hopes will allow expanded access to value-based care, through a broadening of its Medicare Advantage provider net…
Survey: Only 1% of nursing homes are fully staffed
The long-term care sector is in the midst of a worsening labor shortage, but it’s not the only part of healthcare struggling.
Biden Administration awards $15 million to 20 states for mobile crisis intervention
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded $15 million in planning grants to 20 states to support expanding community-based mobile crisis intervention services for Medicaid beneficiaries.
The goal is to connect people who are experienci…
OIG: Some MA companies used chart reviews, HRAs to drive $9.2B payments
A new report examining Medicare Advantage plans released by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General found that some MA plans are leveraging chart reviews and health risk assessments to drive up to $9.2 billion in pa…
