CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield has named Charlene MacDonald as chief government affairs officer.
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Two U.S. representatives have introduced a bill that would rename Medicare Advantage plans, prohibit private insurers from using "Medicare" in plan titles or advertisements and impose "significant fines for any insurer that engages in this deceptive practice."
Some U.S. employers are looking at alternative ways to provide healthcare benefits to their retirees who are not eligible for Medicare, according to an Oct. 11 survey from Willis Towers Watson.
Most state and city-level drug markets are highly-concentrated, with one pharmacy benefit manager controlling a large share of the market, a new report from the American Medical Association found.
Aetna is launching a new plan in the Atlanta area integrating more benefits from parent company CVS Health, Aetna said Oct. 13.
Florida can continue to bar the state's Medicaid program from reimbursing patients for most forms of gender-affirming care, Politico reported Oct. 12.
A Colorado health insurance purchasing alliance will not be able to offer plans in 2023 after Bright Health said it is ending its individual and group insurance business, the Colorado Sun reported Oct. 12.
Aetna, Centene, Cigna and Elevance Health saw their median Medicare Advantage star ratings for 2023 go down, while Humana and UnitedHealthcare maintained their averages from 2022.
From co-owned health plans between insurers and providers to major investments in telehealth, these are 12 payer partnerships reported by Becker's since Sept. 27:
Mental telehealth provider Cyti Psychological is now in-network for Aetna members in California and Oregon, the provider said Oct. 12.