by Kristin Rowan | Mar 7, 2025 | Clinical, CMS, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Easier Access to Home Health Prior authorization requirements can be cumbersome, delaying or even preventing care in some cases. Patients who need prior authorization to get he care they need also generally have form after form to fill out or...
by Kristin Rowan | Dec 12, 2024 | Breaking News, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Last Week As most of the U.S. now knows, last week, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed outside a hotel in Manhattan just hours before the UnitedHealth Group Investor Event. The Rowan Report provided the breaking news story...
by Kristin Rowan | Dec 12, 2024 | Advocacy, Editorial, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Will Thompson's death change healthcare? It's all Relative On the same day that Brian Thompson died, Blue Cross Blue Shield announced a reversal of an earlier planned policy change. In November, the insurance giant announced it would change...
by Kristin Rowan | Dec 4, 2024 | Admin, Breaking News
by Kristin Rowan, Editor United Health CEO in NY for Investor Event On November 26, UnitedHealth Group announced it would host its annual Investor Conference for analysts and institutional investors in New York City on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. The purpose of...
by Kristin Rowan | Sep 20, 2024 | CMS, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Essentia Drops Medicare Advantage Essentia Health is an integrated health system with locations in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin. The health system offers 285 different services across more than 1,700 locations. They employ more than...
by Tim Rowan | Dec 6, 2023 | CMS, Regulatory
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus MA Plans Continue to Exaggerate Patient Conditions for Profit As we reported in October (More MA Plans Caught Inflating Patient Assessments, 10/11/23), insurance companies operating Medicare Advantage plans routinely pad the patient...
