4M could become uninsured if enhanced ACA subsidies end
Should policymakers choose not to extend enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans, about 4 million people would likely...
Planned Parenthood decries executive power in pending House bill
National healthcare groups have signed on in opposition to a House bill that would soon grant President Donald Trump the...
Fierce Health Payer Summit, Day 2
Former HHS Secretary Alex Azar took the stage at Day 2 of the Fierce Health Payer Summit on Thursday. Azar...
DOJ sues to block UnitedHealth’s $3.3B acquisition of Amedisys
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit Tuesday to block UnitedHealth’s $3.3 billion acquisition of home health company Amedisys, arguing...
CMS finalizes 2.9% pay bump for hospital outpatient facilities
Under a final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, outpatient hospital facilities and ambulatory surgical centers...
New bipartisan bill aims to block Medicare pay cuts to docs
Physicians and other healthcare practitioners may get a pay boost in 2025 through a bipartisan bill introduced in Congress on...
Telehealth prescribing flexibilities may be extended by 1 year
The Drug Enforcement Administration is poised to extend pandemic-era telehealth prescribing rules for a third time. The agency sent a...
How HIV prevention stays out of reach for many
This story was reported in partnership with Uncloseted Media, a nonpartisan, investigative, LGBTQ-focused news publication. Twenty-year-old Dorian McCuller sat on his...
MA Star ratings 2025—Who are the winners and losers?
Analyses of 2025 Medicare Advantage star ratings continue to pour in and not all of it bodes well for the...
CMS proposes risk adjustment changes, broker fraud crackdown
A proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released Oct. 4 would protect beneficiaries from shady...
