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Category: Health Insurance
CMS proposes shortening ACA open enrollment window
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in a break from Biden-era policies, is proposing to shorten the open enrollment period for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans in a bid to curb “improper enrollments.”
The proposed regulation would see …
$880 billion in spending cuts not possible without slashing Medicaid
House Republicans’ previously proposed budget looked at $880 billion in spending cuts from programs overseen by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Coalition encourages employers to offer obesity coverage
A number of healthcare organizations have signed an open letter pushing for employers to cover obesity the same way they would for any other chronic condition.
Nursing Homes and the AMA, Once Medicaid Defenders, Hang Back as GOP Mulls Big Cuts
The American Medical Association and the leading nursing home trade group both are lobbying Republicans in Congress on other priorities.
Thought Inflation Was Bad? Health Insurance Premiums Are Rising Even Faster
California businesses saw employees’ monthly family insurance premiums rise nearly $1,000 over a 15-year period, more than double the pace of inflation. And employees’ share grew as companies shifted more of the cost to workers.
Trump Health Care Proposal Billed as Consumer Protection But Adds Enrollment Hoops
The proposal also would reverse a Biden administration policy that allowed “Dreamers” — immigrants in the country illegally who were brought here as children — from qualifying for subsidized ACA coverage.
Blue Cross NC reorganizing with parent company
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina said recently that it will be modernizing its operational structure through the creation of CuraCor Solutions, a North Carolina-based nonprofit parent holding company whose subsidiaries will include Blue Cro…
Health leaders need AI know-how to avoid cyberattacks
LAS VEGAS – Artificial Intelligence in healthcare comes with a lot of hype, but there’s also a lot of concern – about how it can be used to attack, and how it can be abused.
Etay Maor, chief security strategist at Cato Networks, said at HIMSS25 in Las…
Walgreens to be acquired by Sycamore Partners
Walgreens Boots Alliance has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity affiliated with Sycamore Partners in a deal valued at $23.7 billion.
Sycamore Partners is a private equity firm specializing in retail, consum…
