Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas issued a change to its gender-affirming surgery coverage that removed a requirement that the patient had to legally change their name.
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A handful of payers were flagged throughout 2021 by HHS' Office of the Inspector General for coding or reimbursement errors.
New York-based Hydrogen Health, a joint venture between Anthem, investment firm Blackstone and digital primary care company K Health, is launching its virtual primary care offerings nationwide, the provider announced Dec. 9.
Here are nine payers that broadened their businesses through recent expansions and partnerships:
CMS is continuing to use discretion on enforcing payer data exchange guidelines introduced in a May 2020 interoperability rule, HHS stated in a Dec. 7 notice.
As part of an effort to expand renal care coordination, tech company Clover Health is entering a value-based agreement with San Francisco, Calif.-based specialty kidney care provider Cricket Health.
A Dec. 9 CMS update showed that 4.6 million Americans so far have signed up for health insurance coverage through ACA marketplaces, with 95 percent of beneficiaries receiving some sort of tax credit.
Dayton, Ohio-based managed care organization CareSource announced a partnership with TrueCare, a Mississippi provider-sponsored health plan, that would allow the parties to better support Mississippi Medicaid beneficiaries.
Oscar Health is bringing Philadelphia-based Temple Health into its provider network, the payer announced Dec. 8.
Bright HealthCare is partnering with human resources company Mineral to offer human resource and compliance tools to employers alongside health coverage, the companies announced Dec. 8.