Author: Jakob Emerson

A coalition of payers, health systems and public entities are partnering to boost health equity and outcomes in Philadelphia.

The U.S. Census Bureau released American Community Survey health coverage data March 17 that shows which states have the largest uninsured populations as a percentage of their total population. 

Anthem won't have to face a lawsuit for now that alleges the payer under-reimbursed Tampa, Fla.-based air ambulance company Jet ICU for providing out-of-network services to a beneficiary.

A new 50 state survey published March 16 by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows how states are preparing for the end of the Medicaid continuous enrollment requirement. 

Digital health plan Centivo surveyed adults with employer-provided private health insurance to determine how willing they would be to change core features of their health coverage if those changes meant lower costs. 

Payers have taken advantage of flexible telehealth rules first approved by Congress in 2020, according to a study published March 17 by America's Health Insurance Plans.

Value-based payment models were "significantly associated with lower acute care use" in Medicare Advantage beneficiaries, according to a study published March 17 by Humana researchers.

Aetna is partnering with New York City-based Grow Therapy to provide in-network mental healthcare benefits to all 87 million Aetna beneficiaries. 

Though it may have once been on the fringe of healthcare, telehealth is here to stay after the COVID-19 pandemic.

After two years, Humana is sending thousands of employees back to its downtown Louisville, Ky., corporate headquarters, according to WLKY.