UnitedHealth, Amedisys deal under more scrutiny
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Oregon regulators will open a review into UnitedHealth Group’s proposed acquisition of
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Healthcare redesign
MedPAC: Medicare Advantage needs major overhaul — now
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) The Medicare Payment and Advisory Commission called for a “major overhaul” of
Read MoreAccess to Adult Dental Care Gets Renewed Focus in ACA Marketplace Proposal
(By Rayna Wallace, Michelle Long, and Kaye Pestaina for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Mar 08, 2024) The 2023 KFF
Read MoreWith Medical Debt Burdening Millions, a Financial Regulator Steps In to Help
(By Noam N. Levey for KFF Health News) When President Barack Obama signed legislation in 2010 to create the Consumer
Read MoreWhy won’t Medicare deliver food to sick seniors, if it could get them healthy?
(By Nicholas Florko for ST A T) WASHINGTON – Some twelve percent of traditional Medicare beneficiaries have heart failure. Roughly
Read MoreSingle payer still a tough sell in California
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) California legislators are putting a single-payer system back on the table, but
Read MoreIn California, Faceoff Between Major Insurer and Health System Shows Hazards of Consolidation
(By Annie Sciacca for KFF Health News) For weeks, more than half a million Anthem Blue Cross enrollees who receive
Read More9 health systems newly approved for ‘hospital at home’
(By Giles Bruce for Becker’s Hospital Review ) While some health systems have been apprehensive about setting up hospital-at-home programs
Read More‘Behind the Times’: Washington Tries to Catch Up With AI’s Use in Health Care
(By Darius Tahir for KFF Health News) Lawmakers and regulators in Washington are starting to puzzle over how to regulate
Read MoreIs Housing Health Care? State Medicaid Programs Increasingly Say ‘Yes’
(By Angela Hart for KFF Health News) States are plowing billions of dollars into a high-stakes health care experiment that’s
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