Category: Health Insurance

AdventHealth Parker plans $300 million expansion

Colorado–based AdventHealth Parker is planning a $300 million expansion project that includes a new patient tower with additional operating rooms and surgical beds.

Teva files lawsuit against drug-price negotiations

Teva Pharmaceuticals has joined other drug makers in filing a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services for the drug-pricing provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act.

15 more drugs selected for Medicare drug price negotiations

Fifteen additional drugs that are covered under Medicare Part D have been selected for price negotiations by the Department of Health and Human Services, the government agency said today.

KFF Health Tracking Poll: Public Weighs Health Care Spending and Other Priorities for Incoming Administration

With the incoming Trump administration and Republican-led Congress looking to ways to reduce federal spending, this Poll finds that the Medicare and Medicaid programs remain broadly popular, and more people favor more spending on those programs than le…

As Congress Looks to Reduce Federal Spending, Medicare and Medicaid Remain Broadly Popular, and At Least Twice as Many People Want to Increase Spending Rather Than Cut It

With the incoming Trump administration and Republican-led Congress looking to ways to reduce federal spending, a new KFF Health Tracking Poll finds that the Medicare and Medicaid programs remain broadly popular, and more people favor more spending on t…

KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Hello, Trump. Bye-Bye, Biden.

With just days to go before the official launch of a new administration, the GOP-led Congress is putting together plans on how to enact incoming President Donald Trump’s agenda, with a particular emphasis on cutting spending on the Medicaid program. Meanwhile, the Biden administration makes major moves in its last days, including banning a controversial food dye and ordering cigarette companies to minimize their nicotine content. Joanne Kenen of Johns Hopkins University and Politico Magazine, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Harris Meyer, who reported and wrote the latest KFF Health News “Bill of the Month” feature, about a colonoscopy that came with a much larger price tag than estimated.

44 million people enrolled in ACA programs, KFF finds

Upward of 44 million people, or 16.4% of the non-elderly U.S. population, have been covered by an Affordable Care Act initiative, including health plan enrollment and Medicaid expansion, finds a new KFF report.

Teladoc teams with Amazon on chronic care

Virtual care company Teladoc Health has announced it is teaming with Amazon to expand access to its telehealth chronic condition programs.
Amazon customers who are eligible for Teladoc Health’s diabetes, hypertension, pre-diabetes and weight management…

UnitedHealth Group praises Optum, hits $400.3 billion in revenue

UnitedHealth Group’s 2024 revenues hit $400.3 billion in 2024 – a 6% year-over-year increase –  and full-year earnings from operations were $32.3 billion.
CEO Andrew Witty attributed much of this performance to a strong showing from pharmacy benefit ma…

New California Laws Target Medical Debt, AI Care Decisions, Detention Centers

California has a few major changes coming to its health policy landscape in 2025. New laws that took effect Jan. 1 ban medical debt from credit reports, allow public health inspections of private immigration detention centers, and ban toxic chemicals in makeup.