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North Carolina will extend postpartum Medicaid coverage for mothers up to 12 months postpartum, becoming the 24th state to do so, HHS said Sept. 22.
BayCare Health System paused all elective surgeries and procedures for Florida Blue members Sept. 22 as the expiration date for the in-network contract between the two organizations approaches, WFTS reported.
New Jersey will soon begin the process of reorganizing Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield's nonprofit business structure.
The newest member of the Federal Trade Commission, Alvaro Bedoya, told the Minneapolis Star Tribune it is his "personal top priority" that the agency's probe into the pharmacy benefit manager industry is "conducted as rigorously as possible."
The Inflation Reduction Act, signed by President Joe Biden on Aug. 16, includes several changes to Medicare drug pricing — some of which may increase Medicaid drug spending, according to Kaiser Family Foundation.
Here are seven recent headlines involving CMS Becker's has reported since Sept. 1.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina is expanding its telehealth policy to include more services based on two years of telehealth claims data from the COVID-19 pandemic released Sept. 20.
In a push for sustainability, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico has partnered with beekeeping company Alveole to bring two hives and 120,000 honeybees to its headquarters in Albuquerque.
From launching new health plans to partnering with existing payers, more startups are moving into the health insurance space. Here are six startups Becker's has reported on since Aug. 1.