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The first shot taken at Medicaid, and Optum’s wellness visit ad
The first shot taken at Medicaid, likely UnitedHealthcare coverage for Vertex's pain drug, and Optum’s wellness visit ad.
Rhode Island again cancels multibillion-dollar Medicaid contract
Rhode Island again has canceled a bidding process for a multibillion-dollar contract to run the state’s Medicaid managed care ...
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Supplier Concentration In Medicaid Managed Care: A Cause For Concern
Given the prevalence of managed care, it’s incumbent upon the industry to ensure that there is a robust supplier pool.
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What I learned about health insurance rage as the nation’s first ‘HMO czar’
In 2000, in response to the frustration of 23 million California HMO consumers, I was appointed by then-California Gov. Gray Davis to be the nation’s first “HMO czar.” The new agency I was running was ...
Oregon Medicaid recipients face massive delays with new rent assistance benefit
A new Medicaid housing assistance program in Oregon is struggling with delays, leaving some recipients at risk of eviction.