Consumer Driven Health Care

On Monday, Xavier Becerra, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, sent a letter to state governors asking them to stop cancelling coverage of people dropped for not returning proper paperwork.

We recently caught up with Mark Campbell, vice president at RxBenefits, to discuss the current state of specialty medications, key strategies for benefits advisors and employers, and what to expect in the second half of 2023 and beyond.

On Friday, it was announced that a tentative agreement has been reached after a federal appeals court ordered both sides to reach a compromise on whether to lift the freeze on preventive health services under Obamacare.

More than 600,000 have already lost coverage since pandemic protections ended on April 1 and about 15 million people will be dropped over the next year in the "Medicaid unwinding," as states review participants' eligibility.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' new initiative will focus on primary care organizations, especially in rural areas, with limited experience in alternative payment models to help set up infrastructure.

A new study diagnoses the current health of the U.S., revealing which states have taken great strides in reducing health risks—and which ones have a little farther to go.