Health insurance company Oscar Health will temporarily stop accepting new members in the state of Florida beginning today, a move the company said was based on a strong Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment performance. Current Oscar members in the state who are seeking plan renewal for 2023 will not be impacted. They can renew their […]
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) are spearheading an effort by lawmakers to compel the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to look at the ACO REACH model, with an eye toward preventing program participation in 2023 for organizations with a history of fraud.
As open enrollment for January 1 coverage comes to an end on Thursday, the Department of Health and Human Services has released the 2024 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters Proposed Rule for the Affordable Care Act.
Aster DM Healthcare is striving to connect its hospitals via a single interoperable platform, MyAster.
Blue Shield of California has revealed a partnership with DispatchHealth, a company that provides in-home, same-day healthcare from medical professionals who treat more than 40 health conditions, including respiratory infections, pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). With the collaboration, said BCBS, members now have access to additional medical care services for a range of […]
Dr. Tom Milam, chief medical officer at Iris Telehealth, sees hospitals using virtual care to meet the increasing demand for behavioral health – and help with the shortage of psychiatrists.
In a letter to congressional leaders, the American Medical Association and every state medical society are telling Congress that any cut to Medicare payments will “undermine Medicare’s ability to deliver on its promises to seniors.”
A federal appeals court has rolled back a Biden administration proposed rule on sex discrimination in a ruling blocking a transgender care mandate.
Another lawsuit, another loss for a major insurer. What happened, exactly? I’m Jeff Lagasse with Healthcare Finance News and we’ll put that question and others under the microscope in this week’s Top Stories, including the FBI’s ongoing healthcare cybersecurity efforts, and Ultromics receiving FDA clearance for a heart failure offering.
High-intensity billing during “treat and release” emergency department stays rose significantly from 2006 to 2019, and was partially fueled by factors such as changes in case mix and service offering expansions, according to a new study in Health Affairs.