Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday his administration will expand Medicaid coverage for dental, vision and hearing care in Kentucky, touting it as a way to improve people's lives and boost workforce participation.
Elevance Health reported $1.6 billion in third quarter profits as the health insurer formerly known as Anthem continued to grow its national portfolio of medical and prescription drug benefits. Elevance Health, which operates an array of government and commercial health insurance including Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in 14 states, Wednesday reported third quarter profits rose 7% to $1.6 billion, or $6.68 per share, compared to $1.5 billion, or $6.13 per share, in the year ago quarter.
A Delaware Superior Court judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked an effort to move state retirees to a Medicare Advantage health care plan. Judge Calvin Scott ruled that the state shall “take all necessary and proper steps” to ensure that retirees' current health care insurance and benefits “remain in full force and effect.”
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that the United States has filed a civil healthcare fraud lawsuit against CIGNA CORPORATION and its subsidiary Medicare Advantage Organizations (collectively, “CIGNA”).
The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to spend more than $8 billion over a five-year span for health-care coverage for more than one-third of all D.C. residents, bringing to a contentious end a years-long fight over which insurers should hold D.C.’s highest-value contracts, covering health care for Medicaid recipients.
