Hospitals and health systems are already seeing bad debt and charity care from unpaid patient medical bills rise this year and it’s about to get worse.
Stocks of the biggest sellers of Obamacare were hit hard Tuesday after Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration has yanked coverage of 750,000 due to fraud.
CVS Health’s Aetna will bundle cancer treatments into a single clinical review as the industry works to further eliminate the controversial prior authorization process.
Oscar Health plans to expand its individual and small business coverage offerings by 400 to 600 counties by 2029 as the health insurer has become more profitable.
Abbott will pay $385 million to settle state, federal, and civil lawsuits stemming from contamination issues at its Michigan baby formula plant in early 2022.
An increasing number of industry analysts say costs are under control for the likes of CVS Health, Centene, Cigna, Elevance Health, Humana, UnitedHealth Group and others.
Corporate entities – from private equity fand hospitals to insurance companies – employ 82% of practicing U.S. physicians who say such ownership erodes their autonomy.
Employee health benefit costs are expected to rise 8.2% on average in 2027 — the highest increase since 2003 – benefits consultancy Marsh says.
Employee health benefit costs are expected to rise 8.2% on average in 2027 — the highest increase since 2003 — according to estimates.
UnitedHealthcare, the nation’s largest health insurer, has unveiled 1,700 diagnostic codes that will no longer need prior approval, effective October 1.