A study from a Trinity College economist found that 60 percent of rates negotiated by health insurers were higher than self-pay cash rates for the same services.
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UnitedHealth Group expects 2023 revenues to be at least $357 billion.
A pair of senators have introduced a bill to improve the "Medicare & You" handbook after hearing complaints about seniors inadvertently selecting plans that do not best meet their healthcare needs.
With healthcare organizations increasingly being forced to compete globally for IT professionals, insurers are turning inward to begin fostering tech talent in-house.
Gold-card programs give providers exemptions from certain prior authorization requirements, but providers who have discontinued these programs have found them administratively difficult to implement, according to a Nov. 14 America's Health Insurance Plans survey.
As payers and health systems ink new in-network contracts nationwide, these are eight ongoing disputes Becker's has been tracking:
Outgoing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts President and CEO Andrew Dreyfus said he hopes his legacy is "demonstrating that when people of goodwill come together, extraordinary things can happen."
Contract negotiations have stalled between UnitedHealthcare and Albuquerque, N.M.-based Lovelace Health System, the Albuquerque Journal reported Nov. 26.
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin and Wausau-based Aspirus Network have signed a new contract to maintain in-network access, CBS affiliate WSAW reported Nov. 23.
Cameron (Mo.) Regional Medical Center will go out of network with Cigna Medicare Advantage plans on Dec. 31, the New-Press Now reported Nov. 25.