by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 11, 2024 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
Health insurance enrollment through the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) insurance marketplace has reached a record for the third consecutive year, according to the latest update from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The CMS said in a statement...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 11, 2024 | Providers, Tea Leaves
According to a recent analysis from KFF, most nonprofit hospitals and health systems had enough cash on hand to cover operating expenses for an extended period of time in 2022. On average, hospitals and systems reported having 218 days of cash on hand in 2022 —...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 11, 2024 | Payers, Tea Leaves
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved New York’s amended Medicaid section 1115 demonstration on Tuesday, spurring the agency to invest in behavioral health and health equity initiatives. The amendment, which expires March 31, 2027,...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 11, 2024 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will largely undo a Trump-era rule that boosted the rights of medical workers to refuse to perform abortions or other services that conflicted with their religious or moral beliefs. The final rule released Tuesday...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 11, 2024 | Providers, Tea Leaves
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has named its first chief competition officer, a new role that aims to boost competition in health care in an effort to lower rising costs. Stacy Sanders, who previously served as a counselor to HHS Secretary Xavier...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 11, 2024 | Payers, Tea Leaves
Walgreens has agreed to pay $360 million to health care insurer Humana to settle a lawsuit claiming that the retail pharmacy giant for years overcharged for prescription drug reimbursements. The settlement ends a legal dispute that began when Humana accused Walgreens...
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