Scripps Health notifies Anthem Blue Cross patients of potential network exit
Scripps Health sent letters Thursday to more than 125,000 of its patients letting them know that if it is unable to broker ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News2h
Senate report hits top 3 Medicare Advantage insurers over ‘refusal’ of of skilled nursing, other coverage
A Senate report published Thursday blasts the nation’s three largest Medicare Advantage insurers for increasingly limiting access to post-acute care and forcing vulnerable patients into “impossible ...
Skilled Nursing News5h
U.S. Senate Subcommittee Raises Alarm Over Medicare Advantage’s Denial of Post-Acute Care
Medicare Advantage’s prior authorization has resulted in higher denial rates among three of the largest health insurance ...
Medicare Advantage insurers deny care too often, Blumenthal says
A federal report outlines how UnitedHealthcare, Humana, and CVS reject coverage of post-acute care at higher rates than other ...
Becker's Hospital Review7h
Medicare Advantage plans 'intentionally using prior authorization to boost profits': Senate report
The largest Medicare Advantage insurers have prioritized profits over patient care by increasing the use of prior authorization in recent years to frequently deny post-acute care services to older ...
aha.org8h
Senate report scrutinizes Medicare Advantage prior authorization denials for post-acute care services
A report released Oct. 17 by the Senate Homeland Security Committee’s investigative subcommittee scrutinizes some of the ...
Hosted on MSN8h
Migrant Children Recall Traumas Under Trump's Family Separation Policies in Harris Campaign Event
The press conference, held at Doral, Florida, was meant to offer a stark contrast to Trump's town hall which took place later ...
Former charter admin released from jail
Shawn Edwin Williams, the former administrator of a local charter school charged with three counts of felony embezzlement, was released from jail on Sept. 27. Williams was arrested on Sept. 17 ...
Modern Healthcare10h
Senate report alleges MA insurers abuse prior authorization
Humana, CVS Health and UnitedHealth Group say a Senate panel is mischaracterizing spikes in prior authorization requests and ...
Fierce Healthcare10h
UnitedHealth, CVS and Humana increasingly deploy AI and deny post-acute care claims, Senate report finds
The country’s three largest Medicare Advantage (MA) insurers obstruct seniors’ ability to receive post-acute care, a scathing ...
Science Daily12h
Medicare prior authorization affecting plastic and reconstructive surgery didn't have hoped-for effect
A new policy increased wait time for patients, but didn't speed up the move from hospital-based to outpatient-based operations.
Too Old to Operate12h
A Hands-On Approach to Minimizing Denied Claims
By employing a hands-on approach to health insurance claims, patients and physicians can help reduce the number of denied ...