Maternal mental health disorder accounted for the biggest share of both medical and societal costs like loss of economic output at $18.1 billion over a six-year span, according to a new study.
Tenet's $1.2 billion bet on ambulatory surgical centers is still likely to pay off, analysts say.
Among the crop of newly-public insurtechs, only Alignment Healthcare controlled member healthcare costs to reach an MLR near 85%.
Some states are projected to gain more than $1 billion in federal subsidies to close Medicaid coverage gaps.
The new scheduling system was built under a $10 billion contract with Cerner, an electronic health records company.
The contagious delta variant is driving up COVID-19 hospitalizations in the Mountain West and fueling disruptive outbreaks in the North.
Two of New Mexico's largest hospitals on Thursday announced that they would be focusing on patients who need care the most, meaning non-medically necessary procedures will likely have to be delayed.
Union organizing director Sherri McKinney said in a statement that the coverage was cut off without notification to striking employees and union retirees.
Anthem's Medicaid growth has come from new members gained through new state partnerships, acquisitions and a regulatory pause on redeterminations.
Nearly 2,000 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers in Hawaii plan to strike later this month over wages and staffing concerns.
