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UnitedHealth and AMA Propose Diagnosis Code for 'Unable to Pay for Prescriptions'
By John TozziA UnitedHealth unit wants to create new ways to capture information about patients' social conditions.
April 01, 2019
Medicare Advantage Managers Give 2020 LTC Sample DetailsOfficials seem to be open to letting plans offer the new benefits alongside the 2019 mini LTC benefits.
April 01, 2019
Texas ACA Case Could Re-Open Medicare Part D Donut HoleThe House Rules Committee is meeting on a resolution concerning the case this evening.
April 01, 2019
Nebraska Officials Report Elder DNA ScamMedicare is not supposed to pay for sequencing of randomly selected patients' chromosomes, officials warn.
April 01, 2019
GOP Lawmakers Scramble for Way to Replace ACAJohn Barrasso, Bill Cassidy and Rick Scott are in charge of solving the health policy puzzle.
April 01, 2019
WisdomTree Restructures 2 Funds: Portfolio ProductsIn other product news, an impact investment opportunity launched that aims to fix the gender disparity in small business lending.
March 29, 2019
5 Medicare Advantage Sample Size LTC Benefits ReactionsThe new benefits may not be much like short-term care insurance, let alone LTCI.
March 28, 2019
Trump Can't Let States Make Medicaid Recipients Work: Federal JudgeAn Arkansas work requirement pushed about 18,000 Medicaid recipients out of the program between August and December.