While increased utilization and labor costs will be short-term challenges for payers, profits will continue to grow through 2026, according to an analysis from McKinsey published Jan. 9.
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Behavioral health management companies New Directions Behavioral Health and Tridium are combining under the name Lucet to offer a care navigation system for payers.
Half of patients with high-deductible health plans said they have received a surprise medical bill, according to a survey from Akasa, a revenue cycle firm that uses artificial intelligence.
Insurers paid similar rates for telehealth and in-person services in 2020, according to an analysis from the Peterson-Kaiser Family Foundation Health System Tracker.
Around 35,000 people have signed up for Colorado's public option, representing around 13 percent of the total ACA exchange enrollment in the state.
UnitedHealth Group's health services division, Optum, has scored contracts to manage health systems' revenue cycle operations and is expecting double-digit revenue growth in 2023.
Elevance Health scored the top spot in the healthcare industry for employee benefits and work-life balance, according to Just Capital's ranking of the "most just" companies.
The uninsured rate fell by .7 percent nationwide between 2019 and 2021, according to HHS data. While uninsured rates declined in most places, in seven states and the District of Columbia, rates increased slightly during the pandemic.
Over 30 million people are now enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans, according to CMS data released Jan. 17.
Cigna's health services arm Evernorth has named Adam Kautzner, PharmD, president of Express Scripts, its pharmacy benefit manager.