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Tech companies pledge $600 million to support Medicaid work requirements
4+ hour, 53+ min ago (512+ words) Ten health technology companies have pledged to help states prepare for and implement Medicaid community engagement and work requirements, according to an announcement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The 10 tech companies have told CMS they intend to…...
Tech companies pledge $600 million to support states' Medicaid work requirements
5+ hour, 8+ min ago (525+ words) Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Ten health technology companies have pledged to help states prepare for and implement Medicaid community engagement and work requirements, according to an announcement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The 10 tech…...
Indiana hospitals are facing worsening financials, IHA says
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (417+ words) Hospital ER in Bloomington, Indiana Indiana hospitals are facing a worsening financial outlook that threatens access to essential health services across the state, according to a'new analysis prepared by Kaufman Hall for the Indiana Hospital Association. Rural hospitals are particularly…...
Medicare Advantage insurers get a .09% payment increase in Advance Notice
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (308+ words) Medicare Advantage insurers get a .09% payment increase for 2027 should the Advance Notice released on Monday be finalized. During an earnings call on Tuesday morning, UnitedHealth Group Chairman and CEO Stephen Hemsley called the rate "disappointing." The Centers for Medicare and…...
Medicare Advantage insurers get a 0.09% payment increase in Advance Notice
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (308+ words) Medicare Advantage insurers get a 0.09% payment increase for 2027 should the Advance Notice released on Monday be finalized. During an earnings call Tuesday morning, UnitedHealth Group Chairman and CEO Stephen Hemsley referred to the rate as "disappointing." The Centers for Medicare…...
UnitedHealth Group will rebate ACA profits, CEO says
1+ week, 1+ day ago (602+ words) UnitedHealth Group CEO Stephen Hemsley testifies Thursday before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee. UnitedHealth Group will rebate profits made from its Affordable Care Act plans to customers, Chairman and CEO Stephen Hemsley said in a prepared statement…...
Medicare Advantage payments exceed that of original Medicare
1+ week, 2+ day ago (197+ words) Medicare Advantage payments are $76 billion above what spending would have been in fee-for-service Medicare in 2026, according to a report by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC). MedPAC, which provides Congress with policy and analysis, found this year's projected comparison of…...
ACA enrollment decreases 5.8%
2+ week, 1+ day ago (230+ words) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released enrollment numbers in the Affordable Care Act marketplace that show 1.4 million fewer members this year over last year. As of Monday, total enrollment is 22.8 million consumers, compared with 24.2 million members last…...
UnitedHealth is gaming the MA system, Senate committee report finds
2+ week, 2+ day ago (546+ words) Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, has released a majority staff report that claims UnitedHealth is gaming the Medicare Advantage system and…...
CMS releases form for providers to submit complaints about Medicare Advantage plans
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (164+ words) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has implemented an'online form for providers to submit complaints regarding Medicare Advantage plans.' CMS announced the form in a'memorandum issued Dec. 22 that went out to Medicare Advantage Organizations.' As of Monday, Jan. 5, CMS expects…...