Insurers are updating reimbursement policies that include new rules surrounding remote monitoring and inpatient reimbursement. Here’s a look at some of the most recent notable updates.
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Kate Walsh has been elected to the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts board of directors. Most recently, Ms. Walsh served as the secretary of Health and Human Services for the Healey administration to the Blue Cross board. Prior to…
CMS issued a bulletin Dec. 8 outlining guidance on Medicaid’s forthcoming work requirements. Some states are already embracing work requirements, while others are looking for exceptions. Here are eight things to know: 1. Work requirements will kick in Jan. 1,…
State Supreme Court of New York County Judge Lyle Frank denied a preliminary injunction that would have blocked the Jan. 1 rollout of NYCE PPO, a self-funded health plan administered by EmblemHealth and UnitedHealthcare’s third-party administrator, UMR. A Dec. 8…
West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey filed a lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group and the subsidiary containing its pharmacy benefit manager, Optum, over their alleged role in the state’s opioid crisis, according to a Dec. 8 statement and court filing. The…
Curative recently landed over $150 million in series B funding. Now, the COVID-19 testing company-turned-insurer is expanding. Curative CEO Fred Turner told Becker’s about the company’s choice to move into the Mid-Atlantic region, starting with Maryland and Washington, D.C. “In…
Data breaches and ransomware attacks are costing the healthcare industry billions every year. Despite growing attention to this area, health systems have a significant gap in their potential cyberattack surface: network-connectable medical devices. These assets are already prevalent in clinical…
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CMS is reminding state insurance departments that federal law preempts any efforts to regulate Medicare Advantage broker compensation and marketing practices. The Dec. 4 memo obtained by Becker’s comes as UnitedHealthcare is suing the director of the Idaho Department of…
Health Care Service Corp.’s Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas is still negotiating with Austin-based Ascension Texas as the end-of-year in-network deadline approaches. “We’re negotiating new contracts with Ascension facilities and hospitals. We’re working hard to reach new agreements,”…
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