As More California Kids Drop Medi-Cal Coverage, Experts Seek Answers

More than 150,000 California children dropped out of federally funded health insurance programs in 2018, a trend some experts blame on the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant policies and efforts to upend the Affordable Care Act.

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Social Security Error Jeopardizes Medicare Coverage For 250,000 Seniors

At least a quarter of a million Medicare beneficiaries may receive bills for as many as five months of premiums they thought they already paid. But they shouldn’t toss the letter in the garbage. It’s not a scam or a mistake.

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CVS Plans to Turn 1,500 Stores into HealthHUBs

After piloting its HealthHUB format in a collection of its Houston stores, CVS Health announced during its investor day Tuesday that it's planning for 1,500 retail locations to follow suit in the next two years.

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About that CVS-Aetna Merger…

Late November Judge Richard Leon rose to the bench in his Washington, D.C., courtroom for what was expected to be a routine hearing as the Justice Department sought final approval of a settlement clearing CVS Health Corp.’s acquisition of Aetna Inc.

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AHA Among Groups Opposing Price Transparency in Info-Blocking Rule

Healthcare groups including the American Hospital Association came out strong against a suggestion that the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology require providers to disclose price information as part of its proposed rule.

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How the Workers’ Compensation Industry Is Embracing Telemedicine

The use of telemedicine may be in its nascent stages within the workers’ compensation system, but the starting line has definitely been crossed with employers and workers’ comp insurers embracing the ability to provide remote medical care to injured employees using the video technology embedded in smart phones, tablets and computers.

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