States and health insurers received new guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) May 2 on how to prepare should Congress fund cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments or extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credit subsidies. One notice (PDF) suggests Congress could choose to appropriate funds toward CSR payments, which would be a ...

According to an AMA policy report on health spending trends, health care spending grew by 7.5% in 2023, significantly above growth rates of 4.6% in 2022, 4.2% in 2021 and 4.4% in 2019.

UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty will step down from his role at the top of the company due to personal reasons, the healthcare giant announced Tuesday morning. Stephen Hemsley, who previously held the CEO title from 2006 to 2017, will succeed him. The change is effective immediately, according to the announcement. Hemsley will also remain as ...

The list of potential benefits of the shingles vaccine continues to grow. Beyond protecting against the viral infection and resulting painful rash, the shot has also been linked to a reduced risk of dementia, as Fox News Digital previously reported. And now, a new study has found that the vaccine could lower the risk of heart disease ...

The House Republican working behind the scenes to rein in his party’s ambitions to cut Medicaid spending is a California dairy farmer who represents more Medicaid beneficiaries than any of his GOP colleagues.

“We oppose taxing health benefits,” said Neil Trautwein, P4ESC’s Executive Director. “Policymakers will find how widely unpopular the idea will be with Americans with this type of coverage if they take this unwise step,” added Trautwein.