Authorizing Medicare to cover weight loss drugs would cost the federal government an estimated $35 billion over nine years, according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office. The report ...

Vice President Kamala Harris has proposed expanding Medicare coverage for home healthcare, NPR reported Oct. 8. Ms. Harris explained the details of her proposal on daytime talk show The View, campaign ...

Value-based primary care company Cityblock Health has named former UnitedHealth Group executive Michael Roaldi as its president. Mr. Roaldi spent nearly a decade at UnitedHealth Group, according to an ...

From a "landmark policy change" to CVS Health announcing another round of layoffs, here are 10 updates on Aetna that Becker's has reported since Aug. 13: 1. CVS Health will lay off 416 employees at ...

CVS Health will lay off 416 employees at Aetna's headquarters in Hartford, Conn. In a WARN notice filed Oct. 6, the company said 93 employees work at the facility in Hartford. The other employees work ...

Centene has completed the sale of Collaborative Health Systems to Astrana Health. Tampa, Fla.-based Collaborative Health Systems is a management services subsidiary that partners with independent ...

Zing Health is plotting an expansion in the Medicare Advantage market. The Chicago-based insurer picked up a $140 million funding round in September. The company was born out of Health2047, the ...

1. AdventHealth, based in Altamonte Springs, Fla., seeks a director of managed care in Maitland, Fla. 2. Baptist Health, based in Montgomery, Ala. seeks a contract development manager. 3. Baylor Scott ...

Average Medicare Advantage premiums in 2025 range from $2.44 in Nevada to $62.25 in Minnesota. Nationwide, the average Medicare Advantage monthly premium in 2025 will be $17, down from $18.23 in 2024, ...

L.A. Care will pay a $55 million penalty to resolve allegations the plan improperly denied claims, and had a backlog of unresolved grievances. In an Oct. 8 news release, the directors of the state's ...

UnitedHealthcare is expanding its individual and family ACA marketplace plans to four new states and adding 119 new counties in 13 current states for 2025. The new states are Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska ...

Health plans often prioritize managing high-cost areas like pharmacy, behavioral health, and diabetes while overlooking Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS). This ...