Healthcare fintech provider Cedar paid $425 million to acquire insurance fintech OODA Health, as another pairing of single-point technology startups comes together to expand their reach.
The American Rescue Plan funds should help Medicaid beneficiaries maintain access to long-term services and support in their home and other nearby care settings. It became available April 1 and will last through Mar. 2022.
Healthcare providers are mobilizing efforts to send equipment and supplies to India as the country faces a record-breaking number of COVID-19 cases each day.
It's part of a strategy to respond to immediate needs in the COVID-19 pandemic while investing to break the cycle of ‘boom and bust' financing that traditionally has slowed the U.S. response to health emergencies.
Healthcare workers reflect attitudes similar to the population at large—most may embrace the promise of the vaccines, but large segments remain hostile to it.
The new guidance still calls for wearing masks in crowded indoor settings like buses, planes and hospitals, but will help clear the way for reopening workplaces and schools.
The Republican governor withdrew a request to expand coverage that had been submitted to CMS after voters passed a constitutional amendment last August, saying lawmakers didn't provide requested funding.
A California lawmaker is pushing a bill that would require private health plans regulated by the state to extend coverage to some subscribers’ parents.
The bill seeks to streamline the prior authorization process in Medicare Advantage by requiring insurers adopt electronic programs, provide "real-time" determinations for some services and release information about denial rates.
States across the country are stepping up efforts to bring vaccines to where patients are.
