Aetna drops prior authorization for most cataract surgeries
The insurer's Medicare Advantage members in Florida and Georgia still must seek pre-approvals for the procedure.
Cigna sells international assets to Chubb for $5B
The insurer dealt its life, accident and supplemental operations in the Asia-Pacific region as it focuses on the health business.
Encompass Health spins off Enhabit Home Health and Hospice
The company expects Enhabit to earn $1.08 billion to $1.12 billion this year.
CMS taking steps toward nursing home minimum staffing requirement
Nursing home advocates question implementing stricter rules when staffing remains a challenge in facilities.
How much health insurers pay for almost everything is about to go public
The federally required data release could affect future prices or even how employers contract for healthcare.
HHS issues HIPAA guidance after abortion ruling
Alerting law enforcement about a patient's plan to get a legal abortion in another state would be "inconsistent" with ethical standards, according to the Health and Human Services Department.
CMS updates nursing home staffing compliance guidelines
The guidance is part of President Joe Biden's push to improve nursing home safety and quality amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
An organ for every eligible transplant recipient may be within our grasp
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Beyond the Byline: Roe v. Wade ruling compromises patient safety
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Abortion ruling prompts variety of reactions from states
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Some medical debt is being removed from U.S. credit reports
Three major U.S. credit reporting companies will stop counting paid medical debt on the reports that banks, potential landlords and others use to judge creditworthiness.
Walgreens earnings slide as number of vaccinations wane
"Now that vaccination and testing rates are falling, Walgreens’ performance is deteriorating." GlobalData Managing Director Neil Saunders said in an email.
Alignment Healthcare expanding as insurtech rivals shrink their footprint
Alignment Healthcare's expansion into Texas, Florida, and additional counties in four other states represents the greatest geographic growth in the insurtech's nine-year history.
High court rejects COVID-19 shot mandate case from New York
The court's action follows a decision in December in which the justices declined an emergency request to halt the requirement.
With abortion laws shifting, in vitro fertilization providers wonder if they're next
Will "personhood" also apply to eggs fertilized outside of the womb?
Some Missouri hospitals briefly halt emergency contraception
The statement said the “ambiguity of the law, and the uncertainty even among state officials about what this law prohibits, continues to cause grave concern and will require careful monitoring.”
Providers, insurers poised for 'bloody' negotiations amid inflation
Expect more contract disputes as labor and supply costs rise for providers, and payers look to curb premiums.
Supreme Court denies ERISA suit against Anthem, Express Scripts
Self-insured employers and some workers sued, alleging the companies had a fiduciary responsibility to reduce their drug costs.
U.S. buys 105 million COVID vaccine doses for fall campaign
Wednesday's announcement came as Congress remained gridlocked over billions in funding requested by the Biden administration to purchase additional vaccines, tests and drugs to fight the pandemic.
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