In a Feb. 9 exchange with The Topeka Capital-Journal, Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly of Kansas appeared to acknowledge her lame-duck status regarding her attempts to achieve Medicaid expansion for the ...

Ten states have still not expanded Medicaid under the ACA. If those states were to move toward expansion, 2.3 million people would secure health insurance coverage. While Medicaid expansion has long ...

The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement with Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Foundation Health Plan to resolve its investigations into the company’s alleged failure to provide timely and ...

Ten providers recently posted job listings seeking leaders in payer contracting and relations. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker sites. 1. Baylor Scott & ...

UCare is in the throes of its state takeover in Minnesota, with health systems and now former employees voicing concerns over the insurer’s rehabilitation. The insurer posted an operating loss of $504 ...

The House Judiciary Committee issued subpoenas Feb. 9 to eight health insurers, seeking documents about fraud issues and ACA marketplace subsidies. The subpoenas target Blue Shield of California, ...

Overall, 64% of mental health treatment facilities accept Medicare in the United States. South Carolina has the greatest percentage of centers that take Medicare, whereas California and Utah have the ...

Overall, 85% of mental health treatment facilities accept Medicaid in the United States. Wyoming and the District of Columbia have the greatest percentage of centers that take Medicaid, whereas ...

Overall, 83% of mental health treatment facilities accept private insurance in the United States. Wyoming has the greatest percentage of centers that take commercial insurance, whereas California and ...

The Cigna Group is cutting approximately 2,000 jobs globally by the end of February, representing less than 3% of its workforce. “As we drive greater efficiency across our business, we have made the ...

Negotiations to extend the ACA enhanced tax credits that expired at the end of 2025 have collapsed, likely ending hopes of a revival, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 5. A bipartisan group of ...

Elevance Health bid on 11 national accounts in competing Blue Cross Blue Shield markets last year and won nine of them, the company said on its 2025 earnings call with investors, offering the first ...