2025 JAN 20– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– Fresh data on Managed Care are presented in a new report. According to news reporting originating in Lynchburg, Virginia, by NewsRx journalists, research stated,“ National health policy initiatives recommend increased integration of midwifery care in the United States to improve care…
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2025 JAN 20– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Policy and Law Daily– Fresh data on delirium are presented in a new report. According to news originating from Farmington, Connecticut, by NewsRx editors, the research stated,“ Medicare Advantage health insurance plans now cover more individuals than original Medicare.”. Our news reporters obtained a…
The UnitedHealth Group leader whose murder in December unleashed a torrent of public frustration and dissatisfaction with the U.S. health care system was pushing for some of the very improvements that critics have been seeking. Witty said Thompson worked on improvements to prior authorization rules that are part of a broader system for claims processing…
Concerns about medical debt persist in Minnesota, even as the state boasts a high share of residents with health insurance that should help prevent unpaid bills. Tax-exempt medical centers offer free and discounted care to patients through these programs as part of their community mission, said Joe Schindler of the Minnesota Hospital Association.
CHICAGO— As required by Executive Order 2024-01, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly its first report from the Advisory Council on financing and access to Sickle Cell Disease treatment and other high-cost drugs and treatment. Advisory Council recommendations focus on Medicaid…
Jan. 17— Health insurance and special education costs for the school district have risen significantly in recent years and are making a serious dent in the budget, administrators said at a Thursday evening budget meeting. The district's health care spending is projected to increase by $1.8 million in the upcoming year, after having increased $3.1 million in…
Anthem and Stamford Health officials confirmed this week that their contract expired on Dec. 31. But to comply with a state-mandated, 60- day "cooling off period," they said that Anthem members' in-network coverage would continue until March 1 for services provided by Stamford Health, which includes Stamford Hospital and a number of outpatient centers in…
When Michael Adams was researching health insurance options in 2023, he had one very specific requirement: coverage for prosthetic limbs. He picked a gold plan on the Colorado health insurance marketplace that covered prosthetics, including microprocessor-controlled knees like the one he has used for many years. The roughly $50,000 leg with the…
Do you receive Social Security Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Income? If so, you should know that we are required by law to review your case to verify that you still have a disabling condition that prevents you from doing substantial work. We call this process a Continuing Disability Review.
The December killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson by alleged shooter Luigi Mangione just outside of the annual investor's conference in New York City has pulled the bandage off a gaping wound impacting millions of Americans— deep disappointment with America's profit-before-people model of healthcare. Hank Abrons, 84, a retired physician from…
JEFFERSON CITY— Missouri health insurance providers would be prohibited from limiting coverage of anesthesia under legislation introduced in the Missouri House. David Tyson Smith, D- Columbia, said he is sponsoring the proposal in response to a policy change floated by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and then dropped amid backlash from customers, lawmakers…
Jan. 17— Some doula services are now covered for Washington residents on Apple Health, signifying a significant change in the way the state pays for pregnancy and labor care for almost half its annual births. As of Jan. 1, birth doulas are eligible for a $3,500 payment per delivery, the highest Medicaid reimbursement for doulas in the country, according to advocates…
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A+ and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of“ aa-” of the life/health insurance subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc., collectively referred to as Prudential. Concurrently, AM Best has affirmed the Long-Term ICR of“ a-” of PFI and all Long- and Short-Term Issue Credit Ratings of the group.
Brad Briner inherits a daunting problem as he assumes the job of North Carolina state treasurer this month: the $507 million debt of the State Health Plan, which provides health insurance to 750,000 state employees. Folwell called on the General Assembly to step up and provide the funding needed to keep the plan solvent. “The expectation that the General…
The Federal Trade Commission published a second interim staff report this week on the prescription drug middleman industry, which focuses…
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and attorneys general in 13 other states have filed a motion to defend DACA recipients' access to health insurance. The effort is in response to a legal challenge led by Kansas and several other states against a Biden administration rule that allows Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, recipients to…
BENNINGTON- The Regional Governing Board of the Southwest Vermont Regional Technical School District has approved a $5,154,303 fiscal 2026 budget, up 6.99 percent. The meeting will take place at the meeting for the town of Bennington on Monday, March 3, at 6:30 p.m. at the Bennington Firehouse, 130 River St.. Article E will be to vote on the district budget, and…
Peggy Lee joined the Loomis Planning Commission this week, just in time for a raise. During the first Loomis meeting of the year Tuesday, the Town Council agreed on a Planning Commission stipend increase that's been discussed for years. A Loomis resident with her Del Oro family since 2016, Lee was president of the Allendale, New Jersey, Women's Club and elected to…
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced today that Maryland, along with 13 other states, is taking legal action to safeguard health insurance access for Dreamers amid potential policy shifts by the incoming administration. The contested regulation, issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Center for Medicaid and Medicare…
The middlemen who comprise a growing share of America's convoluted health care system find themselves in a bind. The public is angry about the infl ated costs and opaque dealings that govern their access to medical care. Lawmakers are eager to respond.
