The CMS transparency in coverage rule took effect July 1, requiring payers nationwide to publish the cost of nearly every healthcare service they've negotiated with providers. But it will take time before any of that data is useful to patients,…
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Following the Supreme Court's June 24 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, payers across the nation issued responses that ranged from total denouncement of the decision to commitments to support employee and member access to abortion services through new "travel…
After a few years of significant disruption in healthcare delivery, it’s time to think beyond crisis mode and build on what we’ve learned. We must continue to deliver the full continuum of high-quality care across physical and virtual locations — and…
From top talent departures at UnitedHealth Group's Optum to several C-suite leaders heading to healthcare startups, these are 27 payer executive moves in June:
Aetna will no longer require pre-approval for member's cataract surgeries starting July 1.
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi and the University of Mississippi Medical Center's mediation continues, but in-network care coverage expires July 1 for many Blue Cross patients at the hospital, Mississippi Today reported June 30.
Molina Healthcare of New Mexico has named Carolyn Ingram as plan president.
CMS' Transparency in Coverage final rule took effect July 1, requiring payers nationwide to publish the cost of nearly every healthcare service they've negotiated with providers.
Cigna has completed the sale of its international insurance businesses in six Asia Pacific markets to the world's largest property and casualty insurer, Chubb, in a $5.4 billion deal, with a majority of the proceeds going toward a stock buyback.
A California Senate bill aims to cut prior authorization red tape by allowing physicians to spend less time on paperwork and billing.