Jeff Lagasse
The House members made the case that Medicare could see savings of $63.5 million over 120 years by expanding dental coverage.
Justices declined the appeal without comment; UHC said in a statement that it would continue to comply with CMS rules.
Potential savings for health plans range from $12-$36 per member per year - or more than $3 billion annually, Optum says.
Nyquist says he was drawn to Lifespark because he was looking for an entrepreneurial-minded company that was small but bold.
If all states adopted this option, as many as 720,000 pregnant and postpartum people across the country could gain access, CMS says.
Project Health will also add four new mobile units and host dedicated events for children and seniors.
Overall, one-third of respondents who had care deferred or canceled, either by themselves or by a provider, said their health suffered.
The filing said the consolidation would help strengthen EMIS' capabilities as a technology company and result in better care.
CMS did not explicitly concur with the OIG's recommendation to develop its own source of race and ethnicity data.
This expands eligibility to nearly 20 million additional children. All Americans ages six months and older are now eligible.