UnitedHealth, Amedisys merger appears set to close post-DOJ settlement

Thursday’s settlement is weaker than at least one antitrust expert expected based on the severity of the DOJ’s concerns. But it means the $3.3 billion merger is very likely to close next year.

Hospitals prepare for $149B cut to Medicaid state-directed payments

New limits to the program could force hospitals to slash capital spending while bracing for millions of newly uninsured patients.

The payer-provider power struggle

UnitedHealth and Amedisys reach settlement with DOJ over $3.3B merger

The settlement filed with the Maryland district court on Thursday requires UnitedHealth and Amedisys to divest 164 home health and hospice sites to placate the DOJ’s concerns that the merger is anticompetitive.

Democrat senators probe UnitedHealth over nursing home care denials

Sens. Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren are seeking more information from the beleaguered healthcare behemoth after The Guardian found it was incentivizing nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers.

ACA plans want to hike premiums by median of 18% next year: KFF

The KFF’s projection is steeper than an older analysis that relied on less complete data. It’s the largest increase that ACA insurers have asked for in more than five years as payers brace for membership turmoil.

Judge halts use of Medicaid data in immigration enforcement

Medicaid Cuts Could Have Vast Ripple Effects in This Rural Colorado Community

Texas Accuses Eli Lilly of Inducing Providers to Prescribe Drugs