Health Insurance
The Department of Treasury this week finalized regulations that will enable more families to access health insurance subsidies on the Health Insurance Marketplace. The regulations eliminate the 鈥渇amily glitch鈥 that inaccurately assessed the affordability of coverage 鈥 and therefore eligibility for鈥
CMS seeks comments through Dec. 6 on creating a National Directory of Healthcare Providers and Services to help patients locate providers and compare health plan networks, and reduce directory maintenance burden on providers and payers.
CMS today approved a state plan amendment allowing North Carolina to extend postpartum coverage from 60 days to 12 months after pregnancy for Medicaid and Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program enrollees under the American Rescue Plan Act.
The AHA and AMA will file an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit filed today by the Texas Medical Association challenging the federal government鈥檚 August final rule governing the No Surprises Act鈥檚 independent dispute resolution process.
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra yesterday declared a public health emergency in Puerto Rico due to flooding from Hurricane Fiona, and waived or modified certain Medicare, Medicaid and Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program requirements to ensure sufficient health care items and services are available.
The House Ways and Means Committee today voted to advance to the full House bipartisan legislation (H.R. 8876) that would reauthorize the federal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, and double annual funding for the program to $800 million over five years.
An estimated 27.2 million U.S. residents (8.3%) lacked health coverage when surveyed in 2021, down from 28.3 million (8.6%) in 2020, according to Current Population Survey data released yesterday by the Census Bureau.
Once the darlings of investors, startups aiming to transform the health insurance field with high-tech platforms have hit some headwinds lately. The stock prices of several companies have been hammered as a result. Here鈥檚 a rundown of challenges facing several so-called insuretechs.
Amazon Care, the virtual and in-home primary care service developed by its parent company in 2019 to serve Amazon staff and later other employers, launched with great fanfare. The online retailer said it will shutter the program by year-end, a surprising move given the company鈥檚 recent investments鈥
Hospitals and health systems are where the most complex care is provided for ill and injured patients. Yet spending on inpatient and outpatient care has grown more slowly than spending on other health services. Hospitals and health systems have worked hard to provide the best value to patients and鈥