CMS warns states of new Medicaid waiver expectations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is shifting its policy on Section 1115 Medicaid waivers. In letters to...
Providers prepare contingency plans amid regulatory shifts
Hospitals, health systems and physician practices are shifting their operational and financial strategies in the face of rapidly changing federal...
Medicaid insurers cleared to text enrollees under Trump’s work requirements law
Tucked inside President Donald Trump’s controversial bill incorporating Medicaid work requirements during his administration is a provision that makes it...
Astrana Health closes $708M acquisition of Prospect Health
Astrana Health (formerly Apollo Medical Holdings) has closed its deal to acquire the assets of Prospect Health, which include a...
House votes 218-214 to send reconciliation bill to Trump’s desk
The House has voted 218-214 to send Republican’s Senate-passed spending bill to President Donald Trump’s Desk, ensuring that the healthcare...
CMS sued over Trump administration’s ACA final rule
Doctors for America, the Main Street Alliance and three cities have sued the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
UnitedHealth taps Patrick Conway as CEO of Optum Health
Optum CEO Patrick Conway, M.D., will be playing double duty as UnitedHealth Group has named him chief executive of its...
Memorial Sloan Kettering set to go out of UHC’s network
Memorial Sloan Kettering is warning patients it may soon be out of network for UnitedHealthcare members. The cancer center and...
CMS finalizes rule aimed at ‘improper’ ACA exchange sign-ups
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized a rule that it says will address “the surge of...
AHIP 2025: Insurer coalition vows to fight Trump budget bill to final hour
LAS VEGAS — At AHIP’s annual conference, the trade group told reporters they oppose the reconciliation bill moving through Congress...
