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UCHealth Plan Administrators joins Intermountain's Select Health
UCHealth Plan Administrators is joining Select Health, the nonprofit insurance arm of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health that serves more than 1 million members across Utah, Idaho and Nevada. -
Medicare Advantage premiums to remain stable in 2024
Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D premiums, benefits and plan choices won't be changing much in 2024, CMS said Sept. 26. -
Cano Health sells Texas, Nevada primary care centers to Humana for $66.7M
Miami-based primary care provider Cano Health is selling the bulk of its centers in Texas and Nevada. -
Cigna pays to pay $150K to settle alleged Virginia billing violation
Cigna agreed to pay $150,000 to settle allegations from the Virginia Bureau of Insurance that it violated state law by failing to provide required balance billing disclosures. -
What 1 Aetna regional president recommends for successful value-based arrangements
Building and maintaining successful value-based care arrangements is difficult and will require innovative thinking from leaders across the healthcare spectrum, according to Aetna's Southeast region president, Rich Weiss. -
Lawsuits pile up against Cigna over alleged mass claim denials
The Cigna Group is facing a growing number of lawsuits from members and a shareholder following a ProPublica report that alleges the company denies large batches of members' claims without individual review, thereby denying them coverage for certain services. -
Lawmakers propose bill to automatically enroll children in Medicaid
Proposed legislation would automatically enroll all children under age 18 in Medicaid. -
6 payers exiting markets
As several payers plan market expansions for 2024, others are leaving markets behind. -
Medicare Advantage in the headlines: 8 recent updates
The National Committee for Quality Assurance has named the top Medicare Advantage plans of 2023, and new research is uncovering cost differences between MA and traditional Medicare. -
The most popular TV shows for Medicare Advantage ads
In 2022, viewers tuning into "Dr. Phil" saw an average of eight ads for Medicare Advantage plans per episode during open enrollment season, according to an analysis from KFF. -
North Carolina expanding Medicaid Dec. 1
North Carolina will launch its Medicaid expansion program Dec. 1, which is expected to provide more than 600,000 state residents with coverage. -
How Blue Cross North Carolina is bucking rising costs in the ACA market, per its CFO
Health insurers across the country are looking to raise premiums for individual exchange plans in 2024, with many proposing double-digit increases. In contrast, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina says its members will see individual rates go down by an average of 4 percent next year. -
Kansas governor says Medicaid expansion the 'top priority' for 2024
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has launched a statewide campaign pushing for Medicaid expansion, calling it her top priority for the state's legislative session next year. -
Mississippi governor announces $690M Medicaid reforms for state's hospitals
Hospitals and healthcare systems in Mississippi could benefit by approximately $690 million from a couple of planned proposals announced Sept. 21 by Gov. Tate Reeves. -
Bright Health's COO to leave company
Bright Health's COO Jeff Cook is departing the company, effective Oct. 13. -
Health insurers go all in on Mark Cuban's drug company
It's been a busy year by any measure for Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co., but especially within the world of health insurance. -
UnitedHealthcare cutting some Medicare Advantage plans, expanding overall footprint for 2024
UnitedHealthcare is discontinuing some Medicare Advantage plans and exiting some service areas for 2024. -
Why Medicare Advantage beneficiaries have lower healthcare utilization: 3 things to note
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries have 12 percent lower healthcare expenses than beneficiaries in fee-for-service Medicare, a whitepaper from researchers at Inovalon and Boston-based Harvard Medical School found. -
HHS pauses procedural Medicaid disenrollments in 30 states
HHS has paused procedural Medicaid terminations in 30 states reporting issues with their automatic renewal systems, and coverage for nearly 500,000 people improperly disenrolled through the error will be restored, the agency said Sept. 21. -
These payers air the most Medicare Advantage ads
Humana and UnitedHealthcare account for nearly half of Medicare Advantage enrollment, but just 20 percent of television advertising for MA plans, according to a report from KFF published Sept. 20.
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