UnitedHealthcare: No Surprises arbitration system ‘needs to be reformed’
(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealthcare is joining the choir of insurers calling for an overhaul of the
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Healthcare Finance
Poll: Costs Are the Top Health Care Issue for Voters in the Midterms, But Fraud Tops Republicans’ List As Trump Administration Pushes Crackdown
( Contact Tammie Smith for The Kaiser Family Foundation published July 16, 2026) Health care costs top the list of
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8 things to know about Medicare-Medicaid dual-eligible individuals: KFF
(By: Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Approximately 12 million Americans enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid account for a
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MAGI Definition for IRMAA
The Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount (IRMAA) is an additional charge added to standard Medicare Part B (medical insurance) and Part
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Medicare gets too little attention
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) estimates that Medicare enrollment will reach 80 million within the next 10 years,
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CMS orders corrective action plan for AI vendor in Medicare prior authorization pilot
(By: Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is requiring one of the companies it hired to use artificial intelligence
Read MoreFacing Funding Losses, States Call Out Big Businesses With Employees on Medicaid
(By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez for KFF Health News) As the Trump administration’s January deadline looms for states to enforce new
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More insurers sue CMS over Medicare Advantage stars
The Medicare Advantage (MA) Stars program, managed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), evaluates the quality of
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Unauthorized ACA enrollment, plan change complaints up fourfold since 2023: GAO
(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS lacks adequate safeguards to stop agents and brokers from enrolling individuals into ACA
Read More2026 Medical Loss Ratio Rebates
(Authors: Matt McGough, Jared Ortaliza, and Cynthia Cox for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jul 13, 2026) The Medical Loss
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