Cigna has blocked CVS Health from hiring Amy Bricker, a former Cigna executive, after a federal judge granted the company a temporary injunction.

The AMA and 118 other healthcare groups are urging CMS to finalize reforms that target prior authorization in Medicare Advantage plans that delay, deny and disrupt medically necessary care to patients.

Even as progress is being made, some lawmakers want to increase penalties on hospitals that do not comply. 

The closure of the deal comes after Amazon faced some backlash toward the acquisition, with some arguing the move gives the retailer too much power.

In a survey by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation from December 2022, 64.3% of adults in Medicaid-enrolled families were unaware of the resumption of Medicaid renewals in the future.

American Heart Association President Michelle Albert, MD, talked to us about about how to address health inequities in cardiology departments.

“HHS is using every tool available to us to lower healthcare costs and increase access to high-quality, affordable healthcare,” says HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra.

The practice and many of its cardiologists allegedly submitted false claims to Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE and the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program.