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Study: Medicare Advantage saves seniors nearly $2K a year compared to fee-for-service

By Robert King

A new study from the Better Medicare Alliance found that Medicare Advantage beneficiaries saved nearly $2,000 on their total healthcare spending compared to those in fee-for-service Medicare.

Former CMS administrator resigns from Centene board after governance 'fell egregiously short'

By Rebecca Torrence

Leslie Norwalk, a former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator appointed just months ago to the Centene board of directors, has resigned from the board after citing her dissatisfaction with the insurer's governance process and approach to leadership.

Amid losses, Bright Health to exit 6 markets

By Paige Minemyer

Bright Health will exit six markets in a bid to focus its business following a year of losses.

Supreme Court nixes appeal on Arkansas' Medicaid work requirements program

By Robert King

The Supreme Court has nixed an appeal to a case that struck down HHS' Medicaid work requirements, more than a year after oral arguments on the case were cancelled.

Jury acquits DaVita, ex-CEO on all counts in landmark antitrust trial, dealing major blow to DOJ

By Heather Landi

A jury in Denver acquitted dialysis provider DaVita and its former CEO Kent Thiry on Friday of charges that they conspired with competitors not to hire each other's key employees. The verdict marks a massive defeat for government prosecutors who had targeted the dialysis giant’s non-poaching agreements with rival companies in an unprecedented criminal conspiracy case.

Physician salaries rebounded in 2021. Here are the specialties that earned the most

By Heather Landi

After stagnating during the height of the pandemic, physician salaries rebounded 7% towards the end of 2021, with increases seen in primary care and all other specialties. As medical practices reopened and patient volume returned to pre-pandemic levels, salaries also increased to an overall average of $339,000, up from $299,999 in 2020.