The board of governors for L.A. Care Health Plan unanimously approved a resolution in support of federal gun safety legislation following several mass shootings across the country in recent weeks.
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Humana hired Adam Buckalew from consulting firm Alb Solutions in April to work on healthcare payment policy, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, healthcare clinical services and other payer policy matters, according to Politico.
Montana has hired a new Medicaid director who previously oversaw privatized Medicaid programs in Iowa and Kansas, according to Kaiser Health News.
Duffy & Duffy, a medical malpractice law firm based in Uniondale, N.Y., surveyed 3,251 individuals across the country in April to determine which states' residents know the most and least about their health plan policies.
Millennium Trust Co. completed its acquisition of PayFlex Holdings from CVS Health on June 1 for an undisclosed amount.
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UnitedHealthcare told the Supreme Court on May 31 that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia made a mistake last August when it ruled against the payer's legal challenge to a Medicare Advantage overpayment rule.
Commonwealth Care Alliance appointed Elizabeth Goodman, DrPH, as chief legal and public affairs officer, effective Aug. 1.
From state-level expansions of the federal No Surprises Act to insulin copay caps, these recently passed state bills or laws will have an impact on payers:
Bundled care Medicare program may reduce racial disparities after knee, hip replacement, study finds
Hospital readmission rates and Medicare payments to nursing facilities dropped among Black patients who received a hip or knee replacement surgery after the introduction of Medicare's Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model, according to a new study from the Icahn…
Connecticut has selected Aetna for a three-year Medicare Advantage contract that will serve approximately 57,000 retirees and their dependents across the state, pending negotiations.