CMS has required around a half-dozen states to pause procedural terminations to correct errors through the Medicaid redetermination process, CMS officials told reporters on a July 19 press call.
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Elevance Health is expecting many members who have lost Medicaid to transition to other forms of coverage, executives told investors on a second-quarter earnings call.
California's health plan costs for state employees and retirees are rising at an "unsustainable" rate, state officials said.
Oklahoma Health Care Authority CEO Kevin Corbett will resign July 31.
Molina Healthcare named Aaron Dunkel as plan president in Kansas.
Medica's President and CEO, John Naylor, is stepping down after leading the company for six years.
A combination of Medicaid redeterminations and a sluggish economy is expected to slow commercial enrollment in the health insurance sector and negatively impact earnings in the second half of 2023, according to a July analysis from Moody's shared with Becker's.
Pittsburgh-based Highmark Blue Shield has added two Southeastern Pennsylvania-based health systems ahead of its move into the region next year, the Philadelphia Business Journal reported July 19.
HHS' Office of Inspector General raised concerns about the rate of prior authorization denials in Medicaid managed care and a lack of state oversight of these denials in an audit published July 17.
Elevance Health posted double-digit revenue growth and beat investor expectations in the second quarter of 2023, according to the company's earnings report published July 19.