Author: Rylee Wilson

New enrollments in Florida, Texas, Georgia and North Carolina drove much of the growth in new ACA exchange plan sign-ups for 2023, The New York Times reported Jan. 25. 

California's reversal on its Medicaid managed care contracts has left industry insiders and consumer advocates questioning if the state will stick to its intention to reform Medi-Cal, California Healthline reported Jan. 26. 

Most people who are disenrolled from Medicaid are enrolled in some kind of other health coverage within 12 months, according to an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation published Jan. 25. 

Elevance Health is expanding its business in 2023, predciting 400,000 new members and acquiring BCBS Louisiana. 

Elevance Health expects to add 1.6 million members and $4.5 billion in revenue from its acquisition of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, according to a Jan. 25 earnings call with investors. 

Florida had the largest number of ACA exchange plan sign ups for 2023, according to new data from CMS. 

Humana plans to open 10 primary care clinics in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, area in 2023, part of a major expansion of the older-adult-focused primary care clinics. 

Substance use disorders among adults with employer-sponsored insurance cost payers $35.4 billion each year, a study from CDC researchers found. 

The overall insured rate in the U.S. rose between 2019 and 2021, with some cities and counties far outpacing the national average growth in the insured rate of .7 percentage points, according HHS data. 

Here are seven new contracts and extensions Becker's has reported since Jan. 4.