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Elevance Earns $1.4 Billion Quarterly Profit as Membership Falls by 487,000 and Insurer Calls 2026 the Medicaid Trough

Elevance posted a $1.4 billion Q3 profit as membership fell by 487,000. Here is what its Medicaid outlook means for low-income patients and families.

Medical Daily · Oct 23

Hackensack Meridian and Hunterdon Sign Merger Deal with $230 Million in Pledges as Patients See No Immediate Changes

Hackensack Meridian and Hunterdon Health signed a merger deal with $230 million in pledges. Here's what patients should check about care and coverage.

Medical Daily · Oct 23

Broker Group Sues CMS Over ACA Registration Freeze Imposed Without Prior Public Comment Weeks Before Open Enrollment

A national broker group sued CMS over its freeze on new ACA agent registrations. What CMS fraud data show and how shoppers can protect their plans.

Medical Daily · Oct 17

Five Governors Warn Medicaid Expansion Adults Could Lose Coverage Over Paperwork When Federal Work Rules Start in January

Five governors warn eligible Medicaid expansion adults could lose coverage over paperwork when work rules start Jan. 1. What enrollees should check now.

Medical Daily · Oct 4

340B Hospitals Spent Less of Their Budgets on Charity Care Than Peers in Analysis of Nearly 4,000 Facilities

340B hospitals spent 2.16% of operating expenses on charity care vs. 2.82% at other hospitals, a Pioneer Institute and CancerCare report found.

Medical Daily · Sep 28

MedPAC Chair Defends $76 Billion Medicare Advantage Overpayment Estimate as Insurers Push Congress to Change the Math

MedPAC's chair defended its $76 billion Medicare Advantage estimate at an insurer event. What the fight could mean for Part B premiums.

Medical Daily · Sep 26

Half of Medicare Advantage Quality Thresholds Got Harder for 2027, and Star Ratings Post in Early October

CMS draft cutpoints show that about half of Medicare Advantage quality thresholds tightened for 2027. What star ratings mean when you compare plans.

Medical Daily · Sep 14

A Growing List of Thirty Health Systems Now Warns Patients About Emails Impersonating the MyChart Portal

Health systems nationwide are warning patients about phishing emails and texts using the MyChart name to offer a fake Medicare kit and harvest data.

Medical Daily · Aug 25

Medicaid Work Requirements Are Rolling Out Now — Here Is What Your State Has to Do Before Millions Lose Coverage

Medicaid work requirements from the One Big Beautiful Bill are taking effect in multiple states in 2026. Here is what it means for coverage, who is at risk, and what states must do.

Medical Daily · Jun 25

How CVS’s new engagement app is trying to change American healthcare

The pharmacy and drugstore chain plans to launch the app some time next year

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025