Lawmakers discussed a bill Thursday that would help poor families who make just enough to not qualify for Medicaid gain access to affordable health insurance. The House Health and Human Resources Committee recommended for passage Thursday a strike-and-insert amendment to House Bill 3274, creating the Affordable Medicaid Buy-in Program.
All were depending on St. Joseph, Missouri-based nonprofit Medical Cost Sharing Inc. to pay the bulk of those costs. They were members, some paying monthly premiums upward of $750 per month, of a so-called healthcare sharing ministry.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina is going to court to challenge the recent decision to move a major State Health Plan contract from Blue Cross to Aetna. A Blue Cross news release argues the plan and state taxpayers “will pay more” and “get less.”
Managed care company Centene and CoxHealth reached an indefinite agreement this week to keep CoxHealth in-network for Medicaid recipients and former and current foster care youth.
Cigna Corp. was granted a temporary restraining order in its lawsuit against CVS Pharmacy Inc. over its hiring of Amy Bricker, a former executive for the health insurance company.
The proposed sale of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana to Elevance Health will lead to the establishment of a $3 billion private foundation, aimed at addressing health inequalities across Louisiana, and payment checks being issued to certain policyholders.