Nine state Medicaid programs currently cover Wegovy, Novo Nordisk's high-priced weight loss drug, Bloomberg Law reported July 26.
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Aetna, Inland Empire Health Plan and Health Net will expand their reach on Covered California, the state's ACA exchange, in 2023.
Though federal price transparency requirements for payers have been in effect since July 2022, several states moved faster to enact their own requirements and add additional regulations, according to a July 21 analysis from the National Conference of State Legislatures.
The University of Texas System is planning to drop coverage for weight loss drugs such as Wegovy under its employee and retiree health plans, citing high costs and low adherence rates.
Better data sharing practices can improve value-based care arrangements, according to a new report from AHIP, the American Medical Association and the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations.
Aetna has been involved in a series of legal challenges and garnered workforce awards in recent weeks.
Virginia made capitation payments for thousands of Medicaid enrollees after their deaths, an audit from HHS' Office of Inspector General found.
Florida has reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit that is expected to result in the state's Medicaid program providing incontinence supplies to adults with disabilities, NPR affiliate WGCU reported July 24.
The White House is proposing stronger standards for insurers' coverage of mental health services.
There is a wide variation in Medicaid disenrollment rates across reporting states, ranging from 82 percent in Texas to 10 percent in Michigan, according to a July 24 KFF report.