Kaiser Foundation Health Plans, part of Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, added 36,000 members in 2022, putting it at more than 12.6 million members nationwide.
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Site-neutral payment policies under Medicare could save $471 billion over 10 years for the federal government and in premiums and out-of-pocket costs, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association said in a new report published Feb 28.
Payer executive moves reported by Becker's in 2023:
16 payers have been recognized among "America's Greatest Workplaces 2023 for Diversity" from Newsweek.
California has the most Medicare Advantage members, while Alaska has the least, according to a February report from CMS.
From its plans to exit the Employer Group Commercial Medical Products Business to its philanthropic arm unveiling a new health equity strategy, here are eight updates about Humana that Becker's has reported since Feb. 8:
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is delaying the implementation of its Medicaid managed care behavioral health and intellectual/developmental disabilities tailored plans until Oct. 1; they had been set to launch April 1.
Elevance Health agreed to pay $2.5 billion for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, its first state Blue Cross Blue Shield acquisition in over 15 years, Bloomberg reported Feb. 27.
Idaho dropped nearly 10,000 people from its Medicaid program during the COVID-19 public health emergency, a move federal officials say was improper, NPR and Kaiser Health News reported Feb. 27.
UnitedHealth Group's Board of Directors is made of a wide range of former business executives, top medical leaders, and voices from tech and other industries.
