Insurance By Bob Herman Biden administration funnels one of the largest-ever pay increases to Medicare Advantage insurers
Insurance By Bob Herman and Tara Bannow UnitedHealth’s deal with LHC highlights broader interest in home health industry
First Opinion By Amol Navathe, Risa Lavizzo-Mourey and Joshua Liao How to fix the two-tier U.S. health payment system
Health By Usha Lee McFarling She was told ‘girls don’t do that.’ Now Margaret-Mary Wilson is a top executive at UnitedHealth Group
Business By Bob Herman The biggest PBMs are handling more and more of the country’s drug price negotiations
First Opinion By Dallas Ducar Giving gender-affirming care: ‘gender dysphoria’ diagnosis should not be required
First Opinion By Kollet Koulianos and Keri Norris Copay assistance should count as part of patients’ cost sharing for medications
Insurance By Bob Herman ‘Completely unsustainable’: Small employers brace for giant health insurance price hikes
Health Tech By Mohana Ravindranath and Mario Aguilar Virtual reality in the health care space heats up
Health Tech By Mohana Ravindranath Health insurance tech companies, struggling to turn profits, bet on software to turn business around
Health Tech By Mohana Ravindranath As data sharing ramps up, health insurers wade into patient privacy debate
First Opinion By Jackson Williams Hospitals’ cash prices for services offer a new look at health care pricing
Health Tech By Katie Palmer As internet access limits telehealth’s reach, insurers are starting to cover the bill
Health Tech By Mario Aguilar Prescription apps to treat disease face uncertainty as they fight for insurance coverage
Pharmalot By Ed Silverman Just how many barriers do health insurers create to fair access to medicines?
First Opinion By Andrew Dreyfus and Sandhya Rao Health plans, insurers need to make addressing racial inequities in health care part of their core work
First Opinion By Vangela M. Wade People in states without Medicaid expansion can’t wait any longer to build back better
First Opinion By Christopher M. Worsham and Peter A. Kahn Insurers should cover energy costs for prescribed medical equipment
Health Tech By Mario Aguilar UnitedHealthcare launches a virtual-first health insurance plan as hybrid care gains steam
First Opinion By Carl Schmid Hold insurers accountable for covering HIV prevention drugs at no cost to patients
First Opinion By James Kwak, John Aloysius Cogan Jr. and Peter Siegelman Two insurance-based ways to get more Americans vaccinated
First Opinion By Kip Sullivan and James G. Kahn Accountable care organizations don’t cut costs. It’s time to stop the managed care experiment
First Opinion By Laura Specker Sullivan The ethical implications of who judges what’s ‘necessary’ when it comes to emergency care
Health By Andrew Joseph and Rachel Cohrs Alzheimer’s patients are in limbo as hospitals, insurers grapple with whether to offer Aduhelm
First Opinion By Josh Marx Outdated Medicare rules threaten older Americans’ access to home medical equipment
Opinions+ By John Freedman The many benefits of expanding the reach of state all-payer claims databases
First Opinion By Erin E. Trish, Eugene Lin and Matthew Fiedler Congress should end dialysis companies’ third-party games with insurance coverage
First Opinion By Abigail Hardin Fee or free? The services hospital-based psychologists provide are ‘priceless’
First Opinion By Sheldon Whitehouse and Sherrod Brown Covid-19 makes ‘brutally clear’ why we need to add a public option for health insurance