Author: Elizabeth Casolo

The House passed a bipartisan healthcare funding package Jan. 22. The most recent edition includes a provision addressing Medicare coverage for multi-cancer early detection screenings. The bill is now in the Senate’s hands. If it passes, Medicare beneficiaries would also…

By collaborating with Evolent — a health technology company focused on managing complex care — Florida Blue achieved a 40% drop in hospital and emergency room visits for Medicare Advantage members with cancer, according to a Jan. 14 news release.…

Mountlake Terrace, Wash.-based Premera Blue Cross is expanding its case management resources for cancer care, according to a Jan. 6 news release. The patient navigation program, called Premera Cancer Support, relies on a partnership with Thyme Care, an oncology startup…

Public safety retirees in Arizona now have access to broader cancer insurance benefits through a state law clarifying eligibility. Eligible retirees include former firefighters, law enforcement officers and corrections officers. The legislation passed in the spring, but the changes were…

UnitedHealthcare reached a settlement of no more than $6.75 million in a class-action lawsuit over coverage of proton beam therapy for cancer patients, according to a Dec. 12 court filing in the Massachusetts U.S. District Court. Proton beam therapy is…