Compliance
This section focuses on health care compliance and regulations – both national and state – including the ACA. It includes changes in health care law, regulation, and court decisions and their impact on health insurance professionals, employers, and individuals.
The COVID-19 pandemic combined with the Affordable Care Act resulted in a historic high percentage of Americans having health coverage. What’s behind this historic high? Two experts from Manatt Health looked at trends in access to care through Medicare, Medicaid and the commercial health insurance market at a webinar on Thursday. Between 2011 and 2021, ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will stop reporting daily COVID-19 cases later this month and switch to weekly reports after more than two years of near constant daily updates. In an update regarding its coronavirus data and surveillance, the CDC said it was transitioning from daily to weekly reports to allow for more ...
Three-quarters of Americans give U.S. healthcare affordability a D or F rating, according to a new poll from Gallup and West Health. More than 5,000 Americans were asked to grade the U.S. healthcare system overall and regarding affordability, equity, accessibility and quality. Overall, 44% of Americans gave the entire system a poor or failing grade. ...
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of new laws in late September that significantly affect health care and access to abortive care in the Golden State. These changes impact most Californians, especially those covered by fully insured group health plans, individual plans, or Medi-Cal.
Across the country, multiple states and cities have passed or are currently considering legislation which would require employers to offer prospective workers more information about their compensation.
The FDA's expedited approval of a new ALS treatment priced at $158,000 a year, has touched off another debate over balancing regulation with patient access.
As the opioid overdose epidemic continues to spread across the state, a new bipartisan legislative committee is coming together to look for a solution.
After the CVS acquisition of Signify Health, there is another retail store-primary health care merger – Walmart Inc. and UnitedHealth Group announced Sept. 7 a 10-year, wide-ranging collaboration that is expected to serve millions of people with high-quality, affordable health services that both companies promise will improve health outcomes and the patient experience.
A bipartisan bill in the House aims to fix a costly enrollment mistake that some older adults make when they transition to Medicare from an employer-based health plan. Under current rules, workers age 65 or older who leave their job but keep their company’s health insurance as allowed under federal law — the Consolidated Omnibus ...
Just weeks after securing a federal court win allowing their merger to go forward, UnitedHealth Group has completed its controversial acquisition of Change Healthcare. The insurance giant announced the deal’s closure on Monday morning. In the release, UnitedHealth touts the companies’ shared vision for making the healthcare system simpler and more adaptive to the needs of payers, providers and ...