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Here are seven updates on payer contract negotiations and resolutions:
CMS announced Nov. 13 that Medicare Part B premiums and deductibles will see the largest hike in the program's history next year.
Telehealth's boom amid the COVID-19 pandemic has served as a stepping stone for "virtual-first" health plans, a model that promotes telehealth as the first touchpoint in the care delivery process.
The former head of UnitedHealthcare's Shared Savings Program alleged during testimony that the insurer was willing to pay for its members' surprise medical bills, but only if they filed a complaint to the company.
An "internal error" is requiring nearly 14,000 BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Medicare Advantage members to reenroll in coverage or else lose their insurance, WBIR reported Nov. 11.
The end of a multiyear agreement between Express Scripts and Walmart means that service members who receive health insurance through TRICARE cannot fill prescriptions at Walmart.
From Blue Cross and Blue Shield to Cigna, here are five executive payer moves to know about:
UnitedHealthcare and Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health have reached a multiyear network agreement, the companies announced Nov. 11.
If President Joe Biden's Build Back Better framework expanding Medicaid is implemented, federal health subsidies would outweigh an estimated increase in hospital spending by nearly 3-to-1, according to an Urban Institute analysis.