Optum, SSM Health announce broad collaboration targeting care, affordability October 7, 2021 Auto Bot 0
States could lose Medicaid expansion incentive funds; fallback programs considered October 7, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Employer health benefit costs expected to jump about 5%, reports say: 29 numbers to know October 6, 2021 Auto Bot 0
UnitedHealth report: Maternal mortality up 16%, youth physical activity down to 21% October 6, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Evernorth’s new CEO: ‘We have such an opportunity to meaningfully change healthcare’ October 4, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Humana broadens Medicare Advantage reach with 72 new plans, additional benefits October 1, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Louisiana health system issues $200 monthly premium to employees with unvaccinated partners October 1, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Aetna brings country’s largest telepsychiatry practice into provider network September 30, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Michigan Medicine, St. Joseph Mercy Health System partner with Lansing health plan to expand Medicare access September 30, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Physicians failing to track social determinants of health in Medicare patients, study says September 30, 2021 Auto Bot 0
UnitedHealthcare, Wellstar contract dispute leaves 80,000 at risk of losing in-network coverage September 30, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Average 2022 Medicare Advantage premium to decrease, enrollment to increase: CMS September 29, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Health insurance market grows increasingly concentrated, report says: 7 things to know September 29, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Humana sues Biogen over allegedly inflating multiple sclerosis drug prices September 28, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Centene, Humana sue Merck, “monopolistic scheme” to inflate drug prices September 24, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Centene, Humana sue Merck, allege ‘monopolistic scheme’ to inflate drug prices September 24, 2021 Auto Bot 0
BCBS of Massachusetts to pay physicians more for closing racial health gaps September 23, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Humana contests ex-CMO claims, alleges exec was fired for suggestive text messages September 23, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Medicare benefit expansion: 13 stats on the state of current beneficiaries September 22, 2021 Auto Bot 0
20 insurers received half of $9.2B in suspicious Medicare payments, feds report September 22, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Members, therapists criticize Kaiser Permanente’s mental health coverage: 6 things to know September 21, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Aetna sues New York City, union leadership over Medicare bidding process September 20, 2021 Auto Bot 0
CMS announces open enrollment period extension, relaunches outreach program September 17, 2021 Auto Bot 0
California hospital ends Anthem contract after alleged contract breaches September 17, 2021 Auto Bot 0
43% of unvaccinated say insurance surcharges would encourage vaccination, study finds September 16, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Record-setting 12.2 million covered through federal, state marketplaces September 16, 2021 Auto Bot 0
15 million people could lose coverage after public health emergency ends, report says September 15, 2021 Auto Bot 0
American Rescue Plan, marketplace subsidies could lead to permanent coverage, affordability increases September 10, 2021 Auto Bot 0
UnitedHealthcare pays far less to administer COVID-19 shots to kids, pediatricians say September 10, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Biden administration raises ‘bar of scrutiny’ for payer mergers, trusts, analysts say September 10, 2021 Auto Bot 0
American Medical Association encourages employers to challenge prior authorization September 10, 2021 Auto Bot 0
While post-9/11 health conditions increase for first responders, benefits drop off September 10, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Nearly 20% of previously unvaccinated Delta Air Lines employees have been vaccinated since insurance surcharge announcement September 10, 2021 Auto Bot 0
National brands sue Anthem, BCBS, cite ‘continuing conspiracy’ to stifle competition September 9, 2021 Auto Bot 0
UnitedHealth: Average of $684 saved when shifting common procedures outside of hospital September 9, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Oklahoma governor asks only physicians on Medicaid oversight board to step down September 8, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Oklahoma governor asks only physicians on Medicaid oversight board to step down September 8, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Provider files lawsuit to bar Centene subsidiary from winning Missouri prison contract September 1, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Court grants early approval of Anthem class-action eating disorder settlement August 31, 2021 Auto Bot 0
UnitedHealth, CVS Health head to court to protect PBM information: 5 things to know August 31, 2021 Auto Bot 0
‘Biggest health expansion since Obamacare’: Where Biden’s $3.5 trillion bill stands August 27, 2021 Auto Bot 0
BCBSA builds interoperability ‘highway,’ ties data accessibility to quality experiences August 25, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Delta to charge unvaccinated employees extra $200 a month for health insurance August 25, 2021 Auto Bot 0
L.A. Care CEO on vaccinating California’s most vulnerable: ‘There’s no magic bullet’ August 24, 2021 Auto Bot 0
GuideWell furthers regional foothold with $900M Triple-S Management acquisition August 24, 2021 Auto Bot 0
CMS urges Medicare Advantage plans to relax some prior authorization requirements August 23, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Most private health plans no longer waiving cost-sharing for COVID-19 care August 20, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Increasing coverage, decreasing premiums could spearhead state marketplace platform shift August 18, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Providence Health Plan names Don Antonucci CEO, promotes Michael White to president August 16, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Viewpoint: Increased premiums for the unvaccinated could upheave health reform August 16, 2021 Auto Bot 0
States get more time to determine Medicaid eligibility after public health emergency ends August 16, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Why this Stanford researcher says 1 employer health insurance model has to end August 13, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Insurers increasingly charging fees for electronic transfers, practices say August 13, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Medicare drug negotiations poised to drop Part D premiums up to 15% long-term August 12, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Over 2.5 million Americans gained coverage during ACA special enrollment period August 10, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Latinos flock to telehealth for mental health, but Black members still face disparities, Anthem says August 9, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Medicare Advantage benefits targeting social determinants of health tripled since 2020 August 9, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Ophthalmology group challenges payers recommending biosimilars for eye disease treatment August 4, 2021 Auto Bot 0
North Carolina slaps Humana with fine over out-of-network, emergency coverage July 30, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Connecticut to direct Medicaid funds to state’s gun violence prevention programs July 28, 2021 Auto Bot 0
California 1st state to extend Medicaid coverage to residents 50+ regardless of immigration status July 28, 2021 Auto Bot 0
UnitedHealthcare funds social determinants of health programs in 18 states, DC July 22, 2021 Auto Bot 0
BCBS of South Carolina strikes agreement with feds over alleged hiring discrimination July 22, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Medicare insurer can use discounts to encourage use of select hospitals, OIG says July 21, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Large employers don’t have enough power to negotiate hospital prices, study says July 20, 2021 Auto Bot 0
HHS, White House launch ‘Summer Sprint to Coverage’ near tail-end of special enrollment period July 15, 2021 Auto Bot 0
UnitedHealth CEO: Unknowns of Biogen Alzheimer’s drug mean insurer won’t yet cover it July 15, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Medicaid expansion part of Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending plan: 5 things to know July 15, 2021 Auto Bot 0
BCBS, Humana, Centene among many payers supporting Social Determinants Accelerator Act July 7, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Opinion: Insurers must brace for onslaught of long-term COVID-19 disability claims July 7, 2021 Auto Bot 0
Congressional effort aims to allow local Medicaid expansion in roadblocked states July 5, 2021 Auto Bot 0