Tens of Thousands of Medicaid Recipients Skip Paying New Premiums
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) When Arkansas lawmakers debated in 2016 whether to renew the state’s Medicaid expansion,
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Walgreens, AmerisourceBergen reportedly end takeover discussions with no deal
(By Alia Paavola and Alyssa Rege for Becker’s Hospital Review) Deerfield, Ill.-based Walgreens Boots Alliance and AmerisourceBergen have reportedly ended
Read MoreDOJ abandons most of lawsuit accusing UnitedHealth of Medicare fraud
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Justice Department cast aside much of a False Claims Act lawsuit alleging
Read MoreAetna CEO: CVS deal will open ‘10,000 new front doors to the healthcare system’
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Mark Bertolini, CEO of Aetna, said the insurer’s $69 billion merger with CVS
Read MoreStudy found no evidence that senior wellness programs decrease healthcare spending
As required by the Affordable Care Act, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid conducted an independent evaluation of wellness programs
Read MoreLong-term acute care facilities versus skilled nursing facilities
According to a new study in JAMA Internal Medicine, it found skilled nursing facilities are less costly for Medicare than
Read MoreCMS Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced payment model
UnitedHealth Group announced in a press release that they will help support a new Medicare bundled payment program by offering
Read MoreCDC requests funds to build new maximum-security laboratory
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking Congress for money for a new
Read MoreHHS scrubs risk corridors funding from budget proposal: 3 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Justice Department said due to an accounting error, a proposal to fully
Read MoreU.S. Office of Personnel Management accuses Health Net of obstructing federal IT audit: 6 things to know
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Office of the Inspector General at the U.S. Office of Personnel
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