Health insurers are sending out thousands of cancellation notices to individual policy holders, frustrating consumers who want to keep their current coverage, according to a Kaiser Health News report.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson has asked CMS to investigate how health insurer Humana administers its Medicare Advantage policies in response to issues reported by beneficiaries and providers, according to a Star Tribune report.
Pharmaceutical wholesaler McKesson will pay $37 million to resolve allegations the company artificially inflated the price of its drugs, overcharging Virginia's Medicaid program.
St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Conn., has gone to court to remove a patient who refuses to leave the hospital, according to a Courthouse News report.
New York state officials have raised concerns that a bill allowing a partnership between Nassau Health Care Corp. and North Shore-LIJ Health System would infringe on antitrust laws, according to a Newsday report.
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Although they failed to push through a spending resolution defunding the law, Republican lawmakers aren't done scrutinizing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
New Hampshire legislators will convene for a special session from Nov. 17 to 21 to consider Medicaid expansion.
The agreement lawmakers crafted to raise the debt ceiling and end the government shutdown also created a bipartisan panel tasked with coming up with a long-term budget plan which will likely include Medicare reform measures.
HealthCare.gov relies on outdated technology and may ultimately require a complete overhaul to function properly, technology experts have told USA TODAY.
A California appeals court has dismissed a class action suit against the University of California and UCLA Health over a 2011 data breach because the plaintiffs were unable to prove their personal health information had been improperly accessed by a…