On June 1, the National Committee for Quality Assurance launched its digital quality solutions pilot with six health plans, delivery systems and health information technology firms to provide feedback on the new software product aimed at improving the nation's care…
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California is set to become the first state to allow any eligible resident to enroll in Medi-Cal regardless of immigration status, according to The Sacramento Bee.
The California Medical Association wants Cigna to rescind a recently announced policy the group said "effectively penalizes physicians for providing efficient, unscheduled care to Cigna enrollees."
PacificSource Health Plans President and CEO Ken Provencher will retire March 31.
Mobile-based Ascension Health Alabama could leave Cigna's network Aug. 13 if a new deal is not reached, the Birmingham Business Journal reported June 27.
Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System will be back in network with UnitedHealthcare starting July 1, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported June 27.
The company formerly known as Anthem commemorated its official rebranding to Elevance Health on June 28 by ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange and beginning to trade under the new ticker symbol "ELV."
The Biden administration will launch the next phase of its Cancer Moonshot initiative next July with a new value-based oncology payment model through Medicare that aims to improve cancer care outcomes and lower costs nationwide.
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 access to abortion services.
Top White House officials told private insurers to take immediate steps to ensure they are complying with no-cost contraceptive coverage options required in the ACA.