Executives at Hawaii Medical Service Association, the state's BCBS affiliate, are responding to internal criticism from employees following compensation boosts for the company's leaders and board of directors.
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Payers can do more to improve the usability of price transparency data, a group of researchers wrote in Health Affairs.
Alignment Health has promoted its SVP of financial planning, Vina Fuentebella, to market CFO.
Medicare Part D beneficiaries that don't receive low-income subsidies spend 2.5 times more out-of-pocket on "ultra-expensive" drugs than those with commercial insurance, a study published May 26 in JAMA Health Forum found.
Illinois lawmakers have passed legislation to create a state-run health insurance exchange.
Medicaid work requirements were not included in a debt ceiling deal between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, The New York Times reported May 29.
CVS Health is expecting Aetna's Medicare Advantage star ratings to hurt its 2024 outlook, and the payer is investing in more value-based care.
CMS has finalized or proposed several policy changes in 2023, including stricter audits of Medicare Advantage plans, changes to prior authorization and regulations aimed at drug prices.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed legislation requiring insurers to cover preventive services after a Texas judge struck down some requirements for payers to cover preventive care at no cost to members under the ACA.
California has the most residents enrolled in self-insured health plans through an employer, while Wyoming has the least, according to a health coverage report published by insurance trade group AHIP in April.