Blue KC is suing GS Labs in federal court, alleging its out-of-network cash price for a $20 COVID-19 test should not be $380, especially when others in town are charging $35 for the same test.
Change Healthcare (NASDAQ:CHNG) and UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH) disclosed that the companies have filed "substantial compliance" with the the Dept. of Justices' second request for their deal. The companies said that on Nov. 1 they agreed to an amendment to a timing agreement with the DOJ to not consummate their transaction before Feb. 22, according to a statement in their Q2 results.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The federal government is firing back against claims by Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare amid an ongoing legal battle. The government says it does have justification to intervene in the case against Methodist Le Bonheur. The lawsuit filed in 2017 claims Methodist executives ran a Medicare and Medicaid scheme resulting in $800 million in fraudulent payments.
A $1.75 trillion social and climate spending framework Democrats unveiled Thursday would reform the health-care market in several ways, expanding access and reducing costs for millions of Americans.