by Jordana Choucair | Feb 9, 2023 | Payers
UnitedHealthcare announced UnitedHealthcare Rewards – a new wearables-based rewards program for members and their spouses. Via the program, eligible members can earn up to $1,000 per year by using wearable devices to complete health goals and activities. The insurer...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 9, 2023 | Payers
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it collected $2.2 billion in False Claims Act settlements and judgments for the federal fiscal year 2022, with over $1.7 billion related to the health care industry. The $1.7 billion in collections range from fraud in...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 9, 2023 | Providers
A new study predicts that rural hospital closures will increase in 2023 as COVID-19 pandemic relief dollars erode. The study found nearly 51 percent of rural hospitals have a negative operating margin, and the number of facilities eliminating services like obstetrics...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 8, 2023 | Access & Coverage
Mississippi state senators passed a bill Tuesday that would extend postpartum Medicaid coverage from two months to a full year. State senators voted last year for an extension, but it failed in the House amid opposition from the Republican House Speaker, Phillip Gunn....
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 8, 2023 | D.C. News
The Biden administration told the Supreme Court Tuesday that Title 42 will end in May when the COVID-19 public health emergency expires. Title 42 is a Trump-era public health authority that allows border officials to turn away migrants encountered at the US-Mexico...
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