Monthly Archives: May 2019

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2019/05/28/doubts-grow-about-a-centene-sale-to-humana/

https://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/commentary/opinion-a-modest-health-care-bill-could-make-a-big/article_b2b3c060-817a-11e9-96bd-875724968789.html

“Community health workers are an underused resource in a system that is seeking effective strategies for increasing the value of health care. New opportunities to sustainably finance their activities could help address inequities in health care access and quality” https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMp1815382?articleTools=true

“Hospital, physician, and insurance stakeholders agree that surprise balance billing is a major problem and patients shouldn’t be stuck in the middle of disputes between payers and providers. But how to solve the problem remains a sticking point” https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/finance/payers-providers-butt-heads-surprise-billing-solutions

“The AMA and other groups are opposing CVS Health’s $70 billion purchase of Aetna. The attorneys general in favor of it represent California, Florida, Hawaii, Mississippi, and Washington” https://www.managedcaremag.com/dailynews/20190522/five-state-ags-favor-cvs-aetna-merger