1+ week, 1+ day ago  (597+ words) Jun 15, 2026 at 06: 23 PM EDT Centene Corporation is offering buyouts to a large portion of its workforce as the health insurance giant looks to cut costs after losing members across key plans. This has raised questions about potential layoffs and what…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (742+ words) Jun 15, 2026 at 04: 30 PM EDT Private Medicare plans are denying requests for specialized medical care at widely varying rates. In some cases, denial rates were strikingly high, especially for some of the largest Medicare Advantage companies: CVS Health/Aetna, Humana and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (487+ words) Jun 15, 2026 at 07: 48 AM EDT Affordable Care Act (ACA) enrollment, also known as Obamacare, has fallen sharply in 2026, after enhanced federal tax credits expired at the start of the year, leaving millions of Americans facing significantly higher health insurance costs. A…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago  (674+ words) Jun 02, 2026 at 11: 34 AM EDT Millions of Americans enrolled in Medicaid could soon face new work, education or community engagement requirements under rules released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The rule applies to a specific group of Medicaid…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (638+ words) May 21, 2026 at 10: 40 AM EDT The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing a sweeping crackdown on state Medicaid funding as part of its bid to "eliminate waste, fraud and abuse," a move that could leave many hospitals vulnerable....

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (460+ words) May 19, 2026 at 06: 01 PM EDT A new report from KFF sheds light on how recent policy changes under the Trump administration are reshaping the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace. The report found the administration has effectively driven up costs and pushed…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (516+ words) May 18, 2026 at 12: 52 PM EDT Millions of Americans could see lower health care costs next year under a sweeping new federal rule aimed at reducing fees and cracking down on fraud. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the rule…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (612+ words) May 13, 2026 at 07: 22 AM EDT May 13, 2026 at 07: 23 AM EDT Millions of Americans may be eligible for payouts in a wave of high-profile class action settlements, which are now moving through courts or entering the payment phase." From health insurance to big…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (577+ words) May 12, 2026 at 12: 22 PM EDT May 12, 2026 at 12: 23 PM EDT Millions of Medicare beneficiaries could soon see a dramatic drop in the cost of popular GLP1 weightloss drugs, with outofpocket prices falling to $50 a month'a decrease of roughly 95 percent or more. The change…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (534+ words) May 07, 2026 at 04: 37 PM EDT Millions of Americans who had Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance over the past decade may soon receive payment from a multi'billion'dollar antitrust settlement. The distributions are to begin this month, stemming from a long'running lawsuit…...