Payers 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.
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Turmoil 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
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 MoreHelp for blind and low vision Veterans
(Source – news.va.gov) According to the National Eye Institute, 4.2 million Americans ages 40 and older are visually impaired. Of
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