What to Know About Home Care Services
Finding an aide to help an older person stay at home safely takes work. Here ’s a guide. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Reed Abelson Tags: Elderly Home Health Care Health Insurance and Managed Care Medicare Long-Term Care Insurance Health and Human Services Department Center for Medicare Advocacy your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
Desperate Families Search for Affordable Home Care
Facing a severe shortage of aides and high costs, people trying to keep aging loved ones at home often cobble together a patchwork of family and friends to help. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Reed Abelson and Desiree Rios Tags: Home Health Care Health Insurance and Managed Care Wages and Salaries Shortages Elderly Labor and Jobs Dementia Medicaid Retirement Communities and Assisted Living United States Politics and Government Medicare Bureau of Labor Statis Source Type: news
Consolidation in US health insurance industry
Signage for Humana Inc. is pictured at a health facility in Queens, New York City, U.S., November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 29 (Reuters) - Health insurer Cigna (CI.N) is in merger talks with Humana (HUM.N), a source familiar with the matter said on…#signage #humanainc #queens #newyorkcity #cigna #humana #aetna #affordablecareact #optumrx #cvshealth (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why a giant health insurer merger is probably destined to fail
Cigna CEO David Cordani Brendan McDermid/Reuters The giant health insurers Cigna and Humana are reportedly considering a merger. While they offer different kinds of health insurance, the deal is likely to face antitrust scrutiny. The Biden administration has taken a more aggressive stance on…#cigna #davidcordani #humana #departmentofjustice #unitedhealthgroup #medicareadvantage #antitrust #davidbalto #giant #aetna (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
South Africa: Officials 'Frustrated' Over Delay in Vote on National Health Insurance Bill
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) elected to delay a vote on the controversial National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill after a recommendation in a letter by NCOP chairperson Amos Masondo. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 30, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Governance Health and Medicine Legal and Judicial Affairs South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
South Africa: National Health Insurance Bill Vote Delayed
[Daily Maverick] When at the last moment Wednesday's National Council of Provinces vote on the controversial National Health Insurance Bill was delayed for a week, the door for further engagements opened. It's understood some background discussions are already under way. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 30, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
Cigna, Humana Eyeing a Merger
What do you call it when two hulking health insurance companies form a union? Insurance. In a bid to scale up against larger rivals, health insurance players Cigna and Humana are in talks over a possible merger, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Wednesday. Beefing Up Cigna and Humana…#cigna #humana #beefingup #unitedhealth #expressscripts #medicare #wsj #ftc #medicareadvantage #aetna (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Express Scripts parent Cigna in merger talks to create health insurance behemoth
The deal, which reportedly could be finalized by the end of the year, would create a health insurance giant and become the largest M&A deal of 2023, according to the Wall Street Journal. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 29, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Joel Stinnett Source Type: news
Humana in talks to merge with Cigna, Wall Street Journal reports
The deal, which reportedly could be finalized by the end of the year, would create a health insurance behemoth. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 29, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Joel Stinnett Source Type: news
Humana in talks to merge with Cigna, Wall Street Journal reports
The deal, which reportedly could be finalized by the end of the year, would create a health insurance behemoth, while also raising questions about Humana's future in Louisville. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 29, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Joel Stinnett Source Type: news
Why A Cigna-Humana Merger Makes Some Sense
Reports that health insurance giants Humana and Cigna may merge in a blockbuster deal could make sense given strengths each has in Medicare and commercial coverage. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - November 29, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma standard Source Type: news
UnitedHealth Group To Eclipse $400 Billion In Revenue Next Year
UnitedHealth Group, which owns the nation ’s largest health insurance company, said it will generate more than $400 billion in annual revenues next year. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - November 29, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Enterprise Tech /enterprise-tech business pharma standard Source Type: news
Everything you need to know about 2024 ACA Open Enrollment
Health Insurance Open Enrollment is in full swing and if you haven’t been keeping up with all the changes, you may be pleasantly surprised about some of the latest enhancements and changes designed to save money while expanding coverage to millions more Americans. Many people will see lower…#xavierbecerra #hhs #fortune #kff #becerra #commissionedcorps #centersformedicare #medicaidservices #medicaid #marketplace (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The development of suicide risk in people with severe mental disorders during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a claims-based cohort study - Engels A, Stein J, Riedel-Heller SG, Konnopka C, K önig HH.
In this study, we assess how the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the suicide risk of patients with severe mental disorders in Germany. METHODS: We analyzed German health insurance claims data to compare the suici... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Mending Our Tattered Health Care Safety Net
Here’s the good news. Only 1 percent of Americans are (1) lawful U.S. residents, (2) uninsured and (3) lack access to subsidized health insurance. That fact comes from health economist Brian Blase, based on a recent Congressional Budget Office report. Currently, 24.3 million individuals in the…#brianblase #medicaid #medicare #obamacare #greatrecession #dallas #obamacareexchange #houston #oregon #obamacares (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
