Most providers would prefer a more piecemeal approach to rolling back elective procedures, rather than CMS reinstating a national executive order.

Shortages of personal protective equipment and inadequate access to testing persist, but the providers in the new hot spots are also dealing with the added complexity of a worn-out workforce and balancing COVID cases with the need to bring back non-emergent procedures.

Many hospitals and other providers are continuing to perform non-emergency procedures despite the fact that most states are once again seeing an increasing number of COVID-19 cases.

Some states, including Colorado and Idaho, that expanded telehealth access and coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic are moving to make those changes permanent.

A new survey shows that health insurers are increasingly interested in selling dental coverage to their health plan customers as a way to grow profits and align with the movement toward value-based, whole-person care.

Centene Corp., a growing Medicaid and Affordable Care Act marketplace insurer, said it will begin building a new campus in August, as part of a $1 billion investment in the Charlotte community.

The Society of Actuaries has created a tool to help health insurers and state regulators predict how the COVID-19 pandemic will affect healthcare costs as they determine premiums for 2021.

Danville, Pa.-based health system Geisinger has tapped Kurt Wrobel as president of Geisinger Health Plan and executive vice president of insurance operations.

ational health insurer Humana said it is working with LabCorp, Quest to make getting COVID-19 tests easier for its members, with at-home or drive-thru options.

The number of people enrolled in the plans grew by 600,000 in 2019 compared with the year before. That year, the Trump administration expanded access to the controversial plans that don't have to comply with the Affordable Care Act.

Job losses due to COVID-19 have driven an increase in HealthCare.gov sign-ups through a special enrollment period.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina plans to shore up independent primary-care practices in the state and encourage them to take part in value-based payment arrangements.

Oscar and Cigna plan to offer co-branded coverage in Atlanta, San Francisco and four cities in Tennessee starting in the fourth quarter of this year.

Researchers at George Washington University found that children who are guaranteed continuous Medicaid eligibility are less likely to experience gaps in insurance coverage, but it's unclear if they had better health outcomes.

Despite the toll the coronavirus crisis has taken this year on the healthcare system at large, the pandemic has had little effect on premiums that health insurers proposed for Affordable Care Act plans in 2021.