Medical cost ratios across six major payers rose an average of just under 1 percent year over year, according to companies' second-quarter earnings reports.
Author: Rylee Wilson
Half of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries say they don't fully understand their plan, a survey from Retirement Living published Aug. 9 found.
The end of a reinsurance program that covered some of the costliest claims for payers is coming to an end, driving up premiums in the state, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported Aug. 9.
Kaiser Permanente will receive the highest bonus-payments per Medicare Advantage enrollee in 2023 of major payers, according to an analysis from KFF.
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ACA premiums are likely to rise in 2024, with most insurers proposing rate increases of between 2 and 10 percent, according to data from the KFF-Petersen Health System tracker.
Oscar Health is accepting new members in Florida after an eight-month pause on new sign-ups in the state.
CMS will pay Medicare Advantage plans $12.8 billion in bonus payments in 2023, according to a KFF analysis published Aug. 9.
A new trial that showed weight-loss drug Wegovy has benefits for cardiovascular health could make it more difficult for insurers to justify not covering the drugs, columnist Lisa Jarvis wrote in Bloomberg Aug. 8.
Oscar Health posted a $15.4 million loss in the second quarter of 2022, down from a $112.1 million loss in the same period last year, according to the company's earnings report published Aug. 8.