Many state Medicaid offices have declined to pay for remote patient monitoring programs despite being touted by successive White House administrations as a way to improve health and reduce unnecessary government spending, Politico reported Oct. 26.
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With average Medicare Advantage star ratings seeing a decline nationwide, payers like Centene are facing lower revenues in 2024 after missing out on federal bonuses tied to the quality ratings.
UnitedHealth Group's OptumRx arm is denying it agreed to pay $15 million to settle overcharging allegations, the Ohio Capital Journal reported Oct. 27.
Average premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance stayed largely stable this year, but that could change soon, according to the annual Employer Health Benefit Survey from Kaiser Family Foundation.
Meridian of Michigan has named Patricia Graham as CEO.
CMS is cracking down on deceptive marketing practices and will no longer allow Medicare Advantage or Part D prescription drug plans to advertise on television without agency approval first.
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield's contract with Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus Health is on uncertain terms as the deadline to negotiate a new contract approaches, CBS affiliate WSAW reported Oct. 26.
North Carolina officials approved Centene's request to cancel the $450 million in tax incentives the company was set to receive for its Charlotte campus, WSOC reported.
CHI Memorial Hospital Georgia will be in-network with several Blue Cross Blue Shield Tennessee plans beginning Nov. 1.
Mississippi's insurance commissioner said talks between Jackson-based University of Mississippi Medical Center and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi are continuing, only without the help of a mediator, ABC affiliate WTOK reported Oct. 26.