White House forms ‘Make America Healthy Again’ commission
(By Madeline Ashley for Becker’s Hospital Review) President Donald Trump has signed an executive order creating the Make America Healthy
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VA Secretary Doug Collins addresses Veterans’ benefits in new video
(Source – news.va.gov) In a recent video message from his desk at VA Central Office, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug
Read MorePayers contend with Inflation Reduction Act changes: 4 notes
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Payers are navigating through the second year of major Inflation Reduction Act changes.
Read MoreTurmoil in the privatized version of Medicare
Humana, Inc., has reported $1.2 billion in 2024 profits, which included a $693 million fourth-quarter loss as the health insurer
Read MoreEliminating the Medicaid Expansion Federal Match Rate: State-by-State Estimates
(By Elizabeth Williams, Alice Burns, Rhiannon Euhus, and Robin Rudowitz for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 13, 2025) There
Read MoreMontana 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
Read MoreConnecting Veterans in the virtual world with technology
(Source – news.va.gov) Gulf Coast VA is proud to be one of six VA medical centers participating in a groundbreaking
Read MoreUnitedHealth 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 MorePTSD Bytes: Reducing suicide risk
(Source – news.va.gov) In this episode of the PTSD Bytes podcast, host Dr. Colleen Becket-Davenport discusses PTSD and lethal means
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
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