Montana Looks To Regulate Prior Authorization as Patients, Providers Decry Obstacles to Care
(By Mike Dennison for KFF Health News) HELENA, Mont. — When Lou and Lindsay Volpe’s son was diagnosed with a
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Healthcare Finance
UnitedHealth to pay $20M to settle emergency claims lawsuit from Labor Department
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealth Group reached a $20.25 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor
Read MoreNorth Carolina fines UnitedHealthcare $3.4M for balance billing issues
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) North Carolina has fined UnitedHealthcare $3.4 million following a four year investigation into
Read More5 Key Facts about Medicaid Coverage for People with Disabilities
(By Alice Burns and Sammy Cervantes for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 07, 2025) Options under consideration in Congress
Read MoreMassachusetts lawmakers reintroduce single payer proposal
(Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A bill to establish a single payer healthcare system in Massachusetts has been refiled
Read More5 Key Facts about Medicaid Eligibility for Seniors and People with Disabilities
(By Rhiannon Euhus, Alice Burns, and Robin Rudowitz for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 07, 2025) Options under consideration
Read More‘Single payer’ bill advances in Colorado
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) For the third year in a row, Colorado lawmakers have advanced a bill
Read MoreA Look at Medicaid Enrollment and Finances of the Five Largest Medicaid Managed Care Plans
(By Jada Raphael and Elizabeth Hinton for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 04, 2025) Centene, CVS Health, Elevance, Molina,
Read MoreCigna settles lawsuit over COVID-19 testing for $2.9M
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Cigna has agreed to pay $2.9 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging
Read MoreFinance Committee Members Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Ensure Medicare Patients’ Access to Cancer Detection Technologies
(Source – www.finance.senate.gov) Washington, D.C.–U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Finance Committee member Michael Bennet (D-Colorado), with
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