Author: Jakob Emerson

Healthcare deals have declined in 2022 across all sectors compared to last year, but signs of improvement exist, according to a PwC report published June 22.  

Missouri will not take up CMS' offer to allow state Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program plans to provide postpartum care for up to one year after birth, the Kansas City Beacon reported June 25.

Deerfield, Ill.-based Alera Group has named Steve Kreuger senior vice president of carrier partnerships, Insurance Journal reported June 27.

Arvada, Colo.-based Hue Health is launching a direct primary care health plan with Phoenix-based Banner Health in northern Colorado. 

Humana is developing new workplace models to support a more hybrid workforce, ArchDaily reported June 23.

DocGo is working with L.A. Care Health Plan to bring its mobile health services to Medicare and Medicaid members in Los Angeles.

Providers ranging from large health systems to independent practices have recently gone out of network with major payers:

NiceRx collected health insurance data from ValuePenguin and compared it to the annual personal income in each state to determine which states' residents spend the largest proportion of their salaries on health insurance costs.

Signify Health has named Paymon Farazi chief product officer. 

HHS has approved Colorado's plan to launch a state-sponsored health plan on the ACA marketplace that payers will be required to sell at a lower cost.