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 ...

More Medicaid plans received 4 and 4.5 star ratings from the National Committee for Quality Assurance in 2024 than in 2023. The NCQA published its 2024 ratings of health plans Sept. 15. The rating ...

Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital Health System is terminating its contract with UnitedHealthcare. In an Oct. 10 news release, the system said it issued a notice of termination to the insurer. The split ...

A Texas state judge handed a victory to system-owned health plans that missed out on Texas' Medicaid contract awards, The Dallas Morning News reported Oct. 4. District Judge Laurie Eiserloh issued a ...

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 ...

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, ...

In 22 states and Washington, D.C., there will be fewer Medicare Advantage plans available in 2025 than in 2024, according to CMS data. In a Sept. 28 news release, CMS said Medicare Advantage premiums ...

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 ...

The federal government will spend $5 billion to keep Medicare Part D premiums stable in 2025, according to an Oct. 2 report from the Congressional Budget Office. Here are eight things to know: A ...

Average Medicare Advantage star ratings declined for the third year in a row, according to CMS data published Oct. 10. The average Medicare Advantage star rating for 2025 is 3.92, down from 4.07 in ...

Over the last month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed 17 bills pertaining to the deployment and regulation of generative AI technology, including legislation that will require health insurers ...

Insurers, health systems, state health plans and self-funded employers are all grappling with how to cover the high cost of GLP-1 medications, with some large organizations limiting coverage or ...