In December 2017, a survey of more than 500 likely voters revealed patients' desire to better understand their healthcare costs ahead of time. The Foundation of Government Accountability found that 82 percent of respondents — regardless of political affiliation, age…
McKesson, AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health are in talks to settle opioid litigation brought against them by states and local governments for $18 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Three workers at an assisted living facility in North Carolina were arrested and charged with assault on an individual with a disability for allegedly encouraging dementia patients in their care to fight each other, according to The Washington Post.
A New Orleans genetics laboratory reached a settlement with the federal government to resolve kickback allegations, according to the Department of Justice.
One of UnitedHealthcare's Medicare Advantage plans will face enrollment restrictions for 2020 due to compliance issues, according to the Star Tribune.
More than two years after President Donald Trump signed an executive order allowing administration officials to defer and waive implementation of ACA regulations, the administration has continued to chip away at the health law.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services asked a state tribunal reviewing how it awarded contracts for its managed Medicaid program to reject claims that its process was influenced by conflicts of interest, according to WRAL.
The CMO of Mercy Medical Center in Springfield, Mass., wrote that Cigna may force the hospital out of its provider network due to disagreements over rates, according to Mass Live.
Three judges have blocked the Trump administration's public charge rule, which could deny permanent residency to immigrants who use public benefits such as Medicaid, according to The New York Times.
A decision on the constitutionality of the ACA "could come as soon as this month," NPR reports.
