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A newly introduced House bill is targeting the methodology behind Medicare Advantage star ratings, adding more pressure to a program that has seen years of litigation from insurers. The Medicare Advantage Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Rating Systems Act, or…

Health insurance brokerage company eHealth could be delisted from the Nasdaq stock exchange after the company’s shares closed below the $1 minimum bid price for 30 consecutive business days. In an Oct. 16 SEC filing, eHealth said it has until…

Molecular residual disease (MRD) testing is moving into the next phase of precision oncology, extending molecular insight past diagnosis and treatment selection into post-treatment monitoring, surveillance and survivorship. For health systems, the question is not whether to add another test.…

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Eighteen payers are exiting the Medicare Advantage market for 2027, according to CMS data. Ten of the eighteen are owned entirely or in part by health systems. Several other payers will stay in MA next year only through special needs…

CMS lifted an enrollment freeze for two contracts under eternalHealth, a Boston-based Medicare Advantage insurer, on Oct. 7. The agency imposed the freeze Aug. 27 after determining eternalHealth’s conduct “poses a serious threat to enrollee health and safety.” Earlier that…

CVS Health named Maria Wilson, MD, as chief medical officer of Oak Street Health, the company’s value-based primary care centers for older adults.  Dr. Wilson has been with Oak Street Health since 2017, most recently serving as an executive medical…

Provider Partners Health Plans is laying off 161 employees spanning three states, according to Oct. 7 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN, notices. Provider Partners reported 79, 39 and 43 layoffs in Texas, Maryland and Illinois, respectively. The Texas…

UnitedHealth Group’s count of subsidiaries and related entities has reached 2,807, according to the latest “Sunlight Report,” published in October. The report comes from the Center for Health & Democracy and is funded by Arnold Ventures. The updated report identified…


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