The American Hospital Association’s reaction to Friday’s Roe v. Wade decision overturning close to 50 years of abortion rights was brief and lacking the emotion of other statements by health leaders.
Health First’s Sean Michaels discusses how to face common challenges to effective diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Today’s Supreme Court ruling striking down Roe v. Wade has implications for health insurance coverage, according to healthinsurance.org. The 6-3 ruling that unwinds close to 50 years of a woman’s right to an abortion now leaves that decision to individual states. An estimated half of them already have abortion restrictions in place or are expected […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear UnitedHealthcare’s challenge to a federal rule stipulating insurers offering Medicare Advantage plans refund payments based on unsupported diagnoses in patients’ medical records.
The Supreme Court has overturned 49 years of a women’s constitutional right to an abortion in siding today with Mississippi Department of Health Officer Thomas E. Dobbs in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
VP and general manager of Google for Clinicians, Paul Muret, and Aashima Gupta, Google Cloud’s director of global healthcare solutions, talk about how Google is working on tools for clinicians that help them make better healthcare decisions.
President of Bluestream Health Brian Yarnell explains the ways the company works with healthcare systems to increase equity for patients in underserved populations through virtual health front doors.
Former Optum executive Matt Nyquist has joined Lifespark as its chief population health officer and will lead the design, development and management of the company’s global risk products and market expansion. In an announcement, Lifespark framed the move as a push to reduce costs for seniors and providers.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure is pushing for Congress to extend Affordable Care Act tax subsidies made possible by American Rescue Plan funds. The subsidies are scheduled to expire at the end of 2022.
Optum announced it’s launching a laboratory benefit management solution designed to help health plans reduce unnecessary lab testing and ensure their members receive appropriate, high-quality tests. The potential savings for health plans range from $12-36 per member per year – or more than $3 billion annually, Optum said. The offering is designed to help health […]