The state is paying Optum, a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary, over $2 million this year to review claims for 14 programs that ...

In a news release issued Monday, AHCCCS director Virginia “Ginny” Rountree cited personal health reasons as the reason why ...

For many Washington residents enrolled in Apple Health (Medicaid), finding timely outpatient mental health care can feel out of reach. With community resources stretched thin and long waitlists ...

A new Seattle clinic offers an unusual model of health care for aging adults, with a goal of letting them live independently for as long as possible.

On January 7, Wells Fargo increased its price target for Centene to $43 from $35 with an Equal Weight rating while expressing a preference for Medicare Advantage within the managed care sector. The ...

Originally scheduled to be phased out on Mar. 31, 2026, the Managed Care Organization tax will be extended through the end of ...

Michigan has quietly halted efforts to shake up the way public funds for mental health care in the state are managed. The ...

On January 16, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published Advisory Opinion 26-01, approving ...

The federal government finalized a rule on Thursday that allows New York to continue a controversial, lucrative tax on health plans until the end of this year, enabling the state to collect an extra ...

The rule puts limits on states levying higher taxes on Medicaid businesses. The CMS argues the tax arrangements allow states ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule Thursday afternoon, clamping down on states’ Medicaid provider taxes. | Restrictions on "a Medicaid financing gimmick” through which ...

This action comes in response to 'years of warnings', according to The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.