The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced the launch of the Children and Families Specialty Plan (CFSP), a statewide health plan to ensure access to comprehensive physical […]

Negotiated reimbursement rates vary substantially across all American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Levels of Care for facility-based services—even after standardizing codes and removing outliers, according to a recent analysis […]

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) extended five of its six Medicaid managed care organization (MCO) contracts for the Healthy Louisiana program through December 31, 2026, at a cost of […]

During the 2026 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period (OEP), more than 22.8 million consumers signed up for health insurance coverage since November 1, 2025, according to a January 12, 2026, announcement […]

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the New York State Psychiatric Association sued New York-based health insurer EmblemHealth Inc. and EmblemHealth Plan, Inc. over its inaccurate directory of in-network mental […]

Idaho Medicaid cut selected behavioral health services for people with serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI) as part of an effort to help the state avoid a budget deficit. The […]

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia and Riverside Health, an integrated health network serving eastern Virginia, announced a new multiyear agreement that ensures Anthem members will continue to […]

Nearly two-thirds (31) of state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) plans cover behavioral health therapy for children and youth whether or not the children/youth have a diagnosed behavioral […]

Erickson Senior Living, which develops and manages continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), announced its Medicare Advantage health plan, Erickson Advantage, has been awarded a 5-out-of-5-star overall rating from the Centers […]

While the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires private health insurers to cover recommended preventive services with no consumer cost-sharing, out-of-pocket (OOP) costs for which they should be […]