From Pennsylvania passing a bill to streamline the process, to 95 percent of hospitals reporting increased staff time seeking approvals, here are eight stories about prior authorization that Becker's has reported since Sept. 20.
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A majority of Medicare Advantage plans use some kind of alternative payment model, a survey from the Healthcare Payment Learning and Action Network found.
CVS Health Chief Strategy Officer Josh Flum has joined healthcare venture capital firm LRVHealth as a managing partner.
Bright Health is ending its Medicare Advantage plans in Florida, leaving California as the sole state where the insurer is offering plans.
Bright Health Group will lay off 99 employees at its Bloomington, Minn. headquarters, the Star Tribune reported Nov. 9.
Delaware has selected Cristine Vogel as its first director of value-based healthcare delivery.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is planning to be carbon neutral and waste-free by 2030.
Cigna's health services arm Evernorth will be a minority owner in VillageMD after it invested in the primary care disruptor's acquisition of Summit Health.
The Arkansas Department of Human Services has launched a grant program for community-based organizations to assist the state's Medicaid beneficiary outreach efforts ahead of the eventual end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Elevance Health will acquire the nation's largest independent specialty pharmacy, BioPlus.