There’s a lack of confidence in the number.
Category: Health Insurance
New Budget Boosts Health Coverage For Low-Income Californians
California lawmakers spent big on Medi-Cal in the 2019-20 state budget, voting to cover more older residents and people with disabilities, restore benefits cut during the recession and open the program to eligible young adults who are in the country illegally.
President Trump signs executive order requiring hospitals and insurers to reveal their negotiated prices
American Hospital Association, America’s Health Insurance Plans, say order will raise prices.
UnitedHealth Group acquires PatientsLikeMe
The online patient community portal will now be incorporated into UnitedHealth Group’s research arm, which is focused on health innovation and improvement.
A strategic framework for evaluating whether health system partnerships are achieving their goals
System leaders should regularly evaluate existing and new partnerships to ensure that they’re meeting their desired outcomes.
KHN’s ‘What The Health’: Politics Heading Into 2020: Live From Aspen!
How big an issue will health really be in the 2020 election? Will the Republicans find their political footing on the issue? In this episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times report from the Aspen Ideas: Health festival in Aspen, Colo. Joining them are Chris Jennings, who advised Democratic Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama on health policy, and Lanhee Chen, who advised GOP presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Marco Rubio.
Coverage losses, confusion in Arkansas months after state implements Medicaid work requirements
Not only were there no employment changes, but Medicaid coverage rates have been dropping due to confusion and lack of awareness.
Why MIPS is a useless mental exercise
Every day I receive all kinds of emails and other ads telling me about services offering me help to meet MIPS quality metrics. While they may be helpful, most doctors don’t see the need for such a program. It drives up costs in administering and time i…
How Many Medicare Part D Enrollees Had High Out-of-Pocket Drug Costs in 2017?
The Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit has helped improve the affordability of medications for people with Medicare. Yet Part D enrollees can face relatively high out-of-pocket costs because the Part D benefit does not have a hard cap on out-of-…
FTC approves UnitedHealth Group $4.3 billion acquisition of DaVita, with conditions
Two commissioners were ready to go to court over the decision not to pursue enforcement action in Colorado.
