UnitedHealthcare’s commercial medical costs 13.9% below benchmark
(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) In 2022, UnitedHealthcare’s total cost of care — based on commercial large group
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Eroding ACA Enrollment Portends Higher Insurance Rates
(By Julie Appleby for KFF Health News) Enrollment in the Affordable Care Act continues to erode as some customers struggle
Read MoreMedicaid Changes in House and Senate Reconciliation Bills Would Increase Costs for 1.3 Million Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries
(Authors: Maiss Mohamed, Alice Burns, and Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: May 14, 2026) On May
Read MorePractical skills for Veterans to lower suicide risk
(Source – news.va.gov) You can take steps every day to manage challenges before they build into something bigger Suicide prevention
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CVS to sell its troubled long-term care pharmacy
(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) CVS Health secured court approval to sell its long-term care pharmacy business, Omnicare,
Read MoreUnderstanding connection: Veteran homelessness and mental health
(Source – news.va.gov) Why housing stability is essential to mental health treatment and recovery for Veterans experiencing homelessness. Among Veterans
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Healthcare software company owner convicted in $1B Medicare fraud scheme
(By: Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review) A federal jury in the Southern District of Florida convicted the founder and
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Proposed modernization of the Medicare Savings Programs
To simplify access to the Medicare Savings Programs (MSPS), the Aging & Disability Health Policy Lab has drafted four model
Read MoreKFF Poll Finds That Most Adults Lack Confidence in Key Health Agencies to Act Independently
(Authors Joel Luther, Hagere Yilma, and Irving Washington for The Kaiser Family Foundation published May 14, 2026) KFF’s latest April
Read MoreCMS taps 30 healthcare organizations for prior authorization initiative
(By: Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is launching a new initiative aimed
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