Cigna and Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica have reached a verbal agreement for 2023, the Toledo Blade reported Dec. 21.
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From a proposed CMS rule to streamline the process to states passing reforms, here are eight updates on prior authorization that Becker's has reported in 2022:
Becker's compiled some of the most-read payer stories of 2022. While half were about new federal policies, the others centered around mergers and disruptors within the industry.
Premiums for individual health insurance are set to rise in 2023, according to a Dec. 14 report from ValuePenguin. The financial analysis site found a 40-year-old enrolling in a silver ACA Exchange plan can expect to pay 4 percent more…
The National Association of Medicaid Directors is supporting Congress' proposal to allow states to begin reevaluating Medicaid eligibility in April 2023.
A settlement to prevent North Carolina Medicaid beneficiaries from being unfairly disenrolled could be a roadmap for other states as they brace for mass Medicaid disenrollments in 2023, NC Health News reported Dec. 21.
Friday Health Plans has named Beth Bierbower as CEO, effective Dec. 2.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont will not enter a contract with OneCare Vermont in 2023, citing a lack of desired quality and cost outcomes, along with a new data strategy "that introduces concerns about security and privacy."
Payers are settling disputes with health systems and adding new value-based contracts.
The cost of individual health insurance premiums is on the rise for 2023. A 40-year-old enrolling in a silver ACA Exchange plan will pay, on average, 4 percent more per month in 2023 than in 2022, according to a Dec. 14…