The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has reduced funding for the Affordable Care Act Navigator Program to $10 million, ultimately with the goal of reducing premiums. According to CMS, the savings from the reduction will allow Federally-Facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) to focus more on strategies that improve outcomes, and to reduce the user fee in […]
HIMSS25 Preconference Forum on Smart Health Transformation will look at the practicalities of the technology and what it means for care delivery, says Matt Cybulsky, healthcare AI and product innovation lead at LBMC.
The Department of Health and Human Services is losing an estimated 5,200 probationary employees, according to an audio recording of a National Institutes of Health department meeting reported by the
MultiCare Connected Care has partnered with Tuva Health for claims and other data insights on more than 375,000 patients. MultiCare Connected Care is an independent accountable care organization of the nonprofit and physician-led MultiCare Health System that operates in Washington, Idaho and Oregon.
Evernorth Health Services, a division of Cigna, has entered into a multi-year partnership with the NBA and the WNBA on a campaign to improve community health, making it the official health services partner of the two leagues. The collaboration also makes Evernorth the presenting partner of NBA Total Health, a holistic health platform that promotes […]
The home care and hospice market is growing along with an aging population.
A federal judge has dismissed five out of seven counts in a class action lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group but will allow it to continue, with the suit claiming that UHG, UnitedHealthcare and naviHealth denied claims by using an artificial intelligence program instead of medical professionals in Medicare Advantage plans.
The goal is to improve collaboration between providers and researchers and to integrate new technologies, says Mount Sinai Health System Chief Digital Information Officer Lisa S. Stump.
The Senate on Thursday voted 52-48 largely along party lines to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the new secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky joined with Democrats to oppose the nomination. Those opposed have voiced concern over Kennedy’s controversial views on vaccines.
Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital in Long Beach, California is kick-starting a new network to provide primary and specialty pediatric care.