Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Brent Fulton from the University of California Berkeley on his recent paper on the rise of cross-market hospital systems and their US market power.
Initiated Amendment D would raise Medicaid eligibility to well above the federal poverty line, and offer health insurance to an estimated 42,5000 South Dakotans.
People are facing years-long wait times, insufficient legal support, and a lack of clear guidance on how to prove they are disabled — compounded by the challenges of a medical system that does not have a uniform process for diagnosing long COVID.
LHC Group (NASDAQ:LHCG) rose 0.8% on a report that its planned sale to UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH) is on track to close next month. The parties are said to have substantially complied with the Federal Trade Commission's second request, according to a Dealreporter item, which cited sources familiar.
Healthcare has been slow to adopt platforms. But investment, the threat of competition, and the potential to save lives is pushing the industry forward.
The University of Minnesota is suing UCare, claiming the nonprofit health insurer's proposal to expand its board of directors would lessen the U's historic influence at the health plan. In a Nov. 1 lawsuit, the U says adding board seats to the Minneapolis-based health plan would cause the university-appointed board members to lose the majority.
