CVS announced plans last week to spin off its retail pharmacy business into a separate publicly traded company, carving up one of the largest health care conglomerates in the U.S.
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The governor described Democrats’ sweeping gains Tuesday as an “opportunity” for Republicans to refocus their agenda on issues of affordability, speaking of his desire to reach across the aisle to Democrats on issues like health care, education and childcare.
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Big changes to the exchange include expiring financial assistance, rising rates, potential delays in working with a broker, new restrictions on immigrants, and stricter enrollment checks.
With Medicare costs, prescription drug prices and long-term care expenses weighing on household budgets, their concerns could carry significant political weight heading into Tuesday’s elections.
The leader of Indiana’s Medicaid program says the state must change up a widely used low-income health insurance program as the federal government slashes a key funding source over the next five years.
Insurers including Indianapolis-based Elevance Health and lawmakers are looking to curb the practice of charging hospital rates for routine care or tacking on hospital facility fees for care that was not in hospitals.
The state estimated that nearly 140,000 people will qualify as medically frail, exempting them from work requirements.
The 2026 Employer Health Benefits Survey, released Thursday, found that covered workers were paying hundreds of dollars more toward their premiums this year compared with last year.
The president signed an executive order creating a Women’s Health Division at the National Institutes of Health and a separate White House Women’s Health Task Force.
The peptide business has caught the attention of major telehealth providers, including Hims & Hers and Noom. Wall Street analysts estimate the market could be worth $2 billion to $3 billion.
Nearly 47 percent of active U.S. physicians are now 55 or older — up from about 38 percent in 2007.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection rule targets the de minimis exemption, which previously allowed shipments valued under $800 to pass through customs more easily.
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration quietly paused determinations for disability Medicaid waivers in August to review how case managers were implementing the agency’s new assessment system.
Estimates suggest as many as 12% of current Healthy Indiana Plan members are at risk of losing coverage when the agency begins enforcement of Medicaid work requirements for new and existing members on Jan. 1.
Indianapolis-based Elevance said it will be the first commercial market payer to require physical location information on claims and connect reimbursement to that data.
The facility would provide intermediate-level care for intellectually disabled adults with severe behavioral, psychiatric or medical needs demanding intensive, coordinated and around-the-clock clinical support, according to the state’s RFP.
Participants at IBJ’s Health Care and Benefits Power Breakfast reviewed options including Choice Arrangements and narrow network health plans.
Officials said that the moves would collectively save $2.2 billion in federal spending.
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration still doesn’t know who will qualify for a medical frailty exemption from the state’s forthcoming Healthy Indiana Plan work requirements.
No evidence exists indicating that multiple vaccines given concurrently are dangerous or pose an autism risk.
For people who rely on GLP-1s, the difference between an employer who covers the medications and one who doesn’t can mean shelling out hundreds of dollars a month.
Priority Physicians of Greater Indianapolis and Long Island, New York-based HealthBridge Personalized Medicine are combining to form LegacyMD LLC.
