CareFirst of Maryland and Highmark announced Union Blue, a collaborative health plan tailored for labor unions and their members.
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CMS issued new Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program guidance Aug. 30 to increase COVID-19 vaccination and testing.
An $80 million grant to 60 organizations will train and certify more than 1,500 new Health Navigators for the 2022 open enrollment period, quadrupling current program numbers.
Barton Memorial Hospital in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., evacuated all of its patients because of the approaching Caldor Fire, according to an Aug. 29 news release.
Several Louisiana hospitals are grappling with storm damage and generator failures as Hurricane Ida slams the state, bringing torrential rainfall and wind gusts of over 100 miles per hour.
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Three hospitals in Chattanooga, Tenn., will limit which patients are tested for COVID-19 in their emergency departments, according to News Channel 9.
Here are five recent articles posted by Becker's Hospital Review since Aug. 18 that concern payer-provider relationships.
After a party-line vote in the House of Representatives, President Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion social spending bill is still seeing partisan momentum.
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts has announced multiple initiatives aimed at boosting healthcare staffing amid the latest COVID-19 wave, including limiting elective procedures at hospitals in the state.
With Tropical Storm Henri ravaging regions of the East Coast Aug. 24, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is issuing expedited access to care for over 360,000 affected members in the area.