Author: Rylee Wilson

Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill that would prevent customers from incurring extra out-of-pocket costs if their insurer goes bankrupt in the middle of the year. 

Thirteen states provide doula coverage through their Medicaid programs, and another 12 are in the process of implementing coverage, according to a report from the Elevance Health Public Policy Institute. 

CMS needs to do more to account for rising utilization rates in Medicare Advantage, the Better Medicare Alliance argued. 

Nearly 17 million people have been disenrolled from Medicaid since April 2023. 

Medicare Advantage enrollees received less intensive postacute care than their counterparts in traditional Medicare, but did not have a significant change in short-term outcomes, a study published Feb. 16 in JAMA Health Forum found. 

With fewer employees spending five days a week in-office, two of the nation's largest insurers are consolidating their headquarters. 

UnitedHealthcare has named Michael Baker as chief operating officer. 

Nebraska lawmakers are considering requiring the state's Medicaid program to cover GLP-1 drugs, the Omaha World-Herald reported Feb. 15. 

It has been a busy few weeks for Medicare Advantage policy. CMS proposed a slight cut in benchmark rates, and payer executives were split on the impact of rising costs in the business. 

Most private investments in the Medicare Advantage space go to companies specializing in marketing and selling MA plans, according to a Feb. 13 report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project.