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31+ min ago   (220+ words) Medicaid spending, accounting for 18 percent of NHE, increased by 6.6 percent.Enrollment declined by 8.6 percent to 84.3 million as states resumed eligibility redeterminations, and per enrollee spending surged by 16.6 percent, partly owing to rising provider payment rates and payments to managed care…...

52+ min ago   (1048+ words) Truly, it was a thing of beauty. Ocasio-Cortez, perky as could be, laid out exactly how the "vertical integration" model allows CVS to have complete control over how much consumers pay for every part of their health care, from their…...

53+ min ago   (175+ words) Plan sponsors are often surprised to learn that when their advisor, TPA, and recordkeeper disagree, the conflict doesn't protect the plan sponsor'it exposes them. ERISA places fiduciary responsibility squarely on the employer. That means if one provider says something is…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago   (465+ words) New York, January 23, 2026, 11:46 EST " Regular session Shares of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated inched higher on Friday, trading near $355 following two consecutive days of gains. Late morning saw the stock rise roughly 0.2% to $355.19, fluctuating between $352.47 and $356.42 earlier in the session. UnitedHealth, the…...

3+ hour, 18+ min ago   (318+ words) Medicare recipients will pay more for Part B premiums. Recipients in six states will be part of a "prior authorization" pilot program that will last for six years. Since 1965, Medicare has been the U.S. federal health insurance program helping to lower…...

3+ hour, 27+ min ago   (166+ words) Meghana Keshavan is a biotech correspondent at STAT and co-writer of The Readout newsletter. She joined STAT in 2016. She has written about the life sciences industry for more than a decade. Before that, she worked for news outlets like Thomson…...

3+ hour, 53+ min ago   (85+ words) Republicans and Democrats agreed on the need to lower health insurance costs but differed in approach. Lawmakers Question Health Insurance CEOs on Cost, Business Practices Two congressional committees grilled health insurance CEOs on the dramatic increases in premiums and their…...

4+ hour, 38+ min ago   (637+ words) Dear Toni: I was hospitalized in November 2025 for a triple bypass surgery, and I plan to retire when I turn 65 in April. Last week, I talked with the office manager at my cardiologist's office about enrolling in Medicare and what…...

4+ hour, 53+ min ago   (824+ words) A former Kettering Health president is pushing back on characterizations of "excess benefits" in tax records after a Dayton Daily News investigation found the hospital network identified $3.2 million in improper benefits provided to former executives and board members. Wally Sackett,…...

5+ hour, 15+ min ago   (418+ words) In India, many treatments now finish within a few hours, without an overnight stay. AYUSH care is also a real preference for many families. If you are comparing health insurance plans, it helps to know what is typically covered, what…...