Author: Rylee Wilson

WPS Health will end its Medicare Part D prescription drug plan, the Wisconsin State Journal reported Oct. 29. 

A CMS rule finalized Oct. 28 will reduce gaps in Medicare enrollment for new enrollees and adds special enrollment periods for extenuating circumstances. 

Payers have been required to publish the cost of nearly every service negotiated with providers since July 1. Here's what we know so far about this data and the insights researchers have gleaned from payers' negotiated prices. 

Rates of ACA marketplace enrollment jumped among people of color from 2020 to 2022, due in large part to increased subsidies and outreach efforts, according to an HHS report. 

Kim Keck, CEO of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, described how advancing health equity and improving affordability are guiding the 34 independent BCBS companies in an interview with CEO Magazine. 

In-home care provider Amedisys has inked a value-based contract to provide care to Aetna Medicare Advantage members. 

CVS Health, Humana and Elevance Health were named among the "Best of the Best" for corporate inclusion among Fortune 500 companies by the National Business Inclusion Consortium. 

More payers are adding value-based kidney care partnerships and initiatives to address the needs of the nearly 40 million people in the U.S living with kidney disease. 

Average premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance stayed largely stable this year, but that could change soon, according to the annual Employer Health Benefit Survey from Kaiser Family Foundation. 

Meridian of Michigan has named Patricia Graham as CEO.