Surgeon general nominee Nicole Saphier, seeking to be confirmed as the nation’s top health educator and spokesperson, on Wednesday declined to fully distance herself from the Trump administration’s changes to the childhood vaccine schedule when pressed by a prominent Republican. During a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, outgoing Chairman Bill Cassidy, R-La., ...
Health Net has released FAQs to help brokers and members navigate its exit from the California Small Group and Large Group medical markets. These resources provide information directly from Health Net regarding the transition, including important details and guidance for affected groups. View Health Net Broker FAQs View Health Net Member FAQs We encourage brokers ...
Executives from UnitedHealth Group spoke Thursday in Boston at a conference for health care investors, and frustration with the No Surprises Act independent dispute resolution system was the hot group health topic. Wayne DeVeydt, UnitedHealth’s chief financial officer, spent a lot of time talking about Medicare plans and state Medicaid plans. He then talked briefly about the costs ...
Employer and consumer organizations are urging lawmakers to address “loopholes” in the No Surprises Act. In a letter (PDF) submitted to House and Senate leaders on both sides of the aisle, nearly 70 groups representing employers, patients and labor unions argue that while the law has successfully averted millions of surprise medical bills, flaws in ...
The expanding role of artificial intelligence in medical care in the United States has raised concerns, even as the Trump administration said it is taking a "responsible, evidence-based approach" that maintains safeguards for patients.
A growing number of states are implementing healthcare cost controls to curb excess spending among providers and payers. Several states have established programs for annual cost growth benchmarks, setting spending limits based on economic measures such as gross state product, wage growth or median household income. However, some regulators are taking this tactic a step ...