In the first five weeks of open enrollment, 1.2 million people have signed up for ACA exchange plans for the first time, and 4.3 million have renewed their plans or selected new options on the marketplace, HHS said Dec. 7.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a new regulation aimed at protecting consumers from "unfair, surprise costs" when they rely on incorrect information in an insurer's healthcare provider directory.
Previously expected to close by the end of 2022, United Health Group's acquisition of home-health firm LHC Group will now likely be finalized in the first quarter of 2023, according to an LHC filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Using electronic processes is by far the most common way commercial health insurers said they streamline prior authorizations, according to a Nov. 14 America's Health Insurance Plans survey.
Blue Shield of California is expanding its collaboration with home health provider DispatchHealth.
Here are four payer layoffs Becker's reported this year.
The BlueSky Institute, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee's new college degree and training program aimed at fostering IT talent for the payer, has achieved a 100 percent retention rate in its first year, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reported Dec. 6
Startup health plan Enthea has raised $2 million in seed funding and is preparing to launch the nation's first employee benefit for psychedelic-assisted therapy in dozens of markets next year.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City has named Todd Dunivant as senior vice president and COO.
Some payers are conducting layoffs, while others are looking to the tech sector to find new hires. Here are eight payer workforce developments Becker's has reported since Nov. 11.