1+ hour ago   (329+ words) More Americans are keeping jobs they would otherwise leave for fear of losing their insurance, as healthcare costs rise and non-employer coverage seems less affordable, according to the research. Workers who already feel heightened financial strain from healthcare expenses are…...

2+ hour, 31+ min ago   (606+ words) The rule is meant to prevent states from guaranteeing that providers will be refunded for their tax costs, and should save Washington $246 billion over the next decade, regulators said. Provider taxes allow states to inflate their Medicaid revenue, boosting federal…...

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5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (428+ words) On Thursday, a federal judge pressed pause on the CMS’ expansion of bare-bones catastrophic plans and other changes finalized in a rule this spring. Judge Brendan Hurson agreed, ruling Thursday that the plantiffs appear likely to succeed on the merits…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (1259+ words) Elevance has struggled to dig itself out of a trough in the safety-net insurance program, which has been dogged by a mismatch between low state payment rates and high member acuity. Elevance Health is shrinking its Medicaid business, worried about…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (910+ words) Physician groups said the sweeping rule is a double-edged sword, given it includes an unwelcome fee cut but positive changes to Medicare’s largest value-based care program. Physicians billing Medicare would see a pay dip next year as part of a…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (638+ words) Terms of the deal announced Tuesday are very similar to those the FTC reached with Express Scripts earlier this year. CVS Health’s Caremark has reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission requiring notable changes to the pharmacy benefit manager’s…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (11+ words) Healthcare Dive...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (407+ words) SCAN Health Plan and Alignment Healthcare both filed lawsuits against the CMS last week after regulators refused to recalculate industry-wide MA scores using the same methodology as for Clover Health. More insurers are filing lawsuits in an attempt to hike…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (411+ words) Hospitals and health systems recorded 18 transactions in the second quarter after a lull in dealmaking early last year as providers look to partner up to bolster their finances. The M&A rebound comes after hospital dealmaking cratered in the first…...