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While a new report estimates millions of people could be added to Medicaid and CHIP if all states expanded the programs under the ACA, several states have refused, leaving thousands without coverage.
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Ruth Rothstein, the former chief of the Cook County Bureau of Health Services who was credited for turning around what was once an outdated public health system in Chicago into one of the country's leading models and was considered a major figure among public hospital leaders, has died at the age...
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Unlike a number of other publicly traded health insurers that did very well in the second quarter, Universal American Corp., which specializes in Medicare Advantage products, reported an adjusted net loss for the second quarter. Its revenue slid and its medical-loss ratio came in significantly...
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Increasing enrollment in health insurance is one of the primary goals of the health reform law. The CMS took a major step to achieve that by signing agreements with five online insurance brokers.
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HCA released its final second-quarter results revealing an 8.2% increase in profits on a 4.2% increase in total revenue compared to the second quarter a year ago.
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Aetna Inc.'s second-quarter earnings jumped 17%, and the health insurer raised its 2013 forecast as it reaped revenue and enrollment gains from its acquisition of fellow insurer Coventry Health Care.
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Three leading public health organizations have announced plans to partner in a project aimed at helping the nation's healthcare providers prepare for the 2014 expansion of Medicaid coverage.
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Express Scripts says its second-quarter net income more than tripled compared to last year, when costs from the pharmacy benefits manager's acquisition of competitor Medco Health Solutions dented its performance.
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The American Nurses Association wants the federal government to require insurers selling plans on state insurance exchanges to have at least a certain percentage of advanced practice registered nurses in their provider networks.
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Cattle rancher Darvin Bentlage drove 400 miles roundtrip this weekend to put a human face on the contentious, confounding and convoluted debate over Medicaid expansion in Missouri.
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