Medicare & Medicaid
Researchers find increasing use by vulnerable populations as socioeconomic and racial inequality creates barriers to the use of healthcare.
While GOP and President Trump seek major cuts in federal funding of Medicaid, 26 states this year expanded or enhanced benefits.
The insurer said enrollment grew by nearly 1 million people, split evenly between Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement coverage.
Court found no proof that UnitedHealth officers signed off on Medicare Advantage data they knew to be false.
Staten Island physicians, Yonkers internist took thousands in cash kickbacks in return for sending blood samples to New Jersey lab, the DOJ says.
Hospitals put $75 to $100 million into housing projects to limit unnecessary ER visits and reduce wasteful health care spending for homeless.
Hospitals gain from more patients going to nursing homes licensed under its name.
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Pharmacists have become a critical part of healthcare delivery.
Of the $67.4 billion in community benefits, $34.7 billion was comprised of financial assistance, unreimbursed Medicaid, and other unreimbursed costs.
Overall, 73 percent of Medicare Advantage-PDP enrollees are in plans that have four stars or greater in 2018, CMS says.