Author: Jakob Emerson

Commercial insurers paid hospitals an average of 224 percent more compared to Medicare rates for inpatient and outpatient services in 2020, according to a new study from RAND Corp. 

The city of Ferris, Texas is using its allocation of American Rescue Plan Act funding to offer basic health coverage and a mobile health clinic to all 3,500 of its residents, according to NBCDFW.

A federal judge in North Dakota has temporarily blocked HHS and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from requiring the Christian Employers Alliance and its members to provide health plans that cover employees' gender transition procedures.

Anthem shareholders voted at their annual meeting May 18 to change the company's name to Elevance Health.

Washington is looking to expand health and dental coverage to all residents, regardless of immigration status, according to The Seattle Times.

A Texas HHS director is facing charges for alleged auto insurance fraud related to a car fire in March, according to a Travis County arrest warrant obtained by NBC affiliate KXAN.

Bobby Sherwood is senior director at Burlington, Mass.-based HealthEdge and head of product for GuidingCare. He spoke with Becker's about how payers and providers can build new and better reinforce existing relationships in their steady transition toward value-based care models. 

Bloomington, Minn.-based Bright Health Group has named Michael Carson as CEO of Bright HealthCare and Jeff Cook as CEO of the value-based line NeueHealth. The two will both start in June and report to CEO Mike Mikan.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has launched the Health Equity Business Accelerator, a program that provides financial, strategic and mentorship support to founders of color focused on creating equitable healthcare services and solutions. 

America's Health Insurance Plans launched Healthier People through Healthier Markets on May 17, a new policy guide with proposed solutions aimed at improving healthcare affordability and access.