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Judge blocks $15B Aetna Medicare Advantage contract for NYC retirees
A New York State Supreme Court judge has permanently blocked the implementation of New York City's plan to switch 250,000 retired city employees from traditional Medicare to an Aetna Medicare Advantage plan. -
Layoffs hit Optum
Former employees with UnitedHealth Group's Optum and its subsidiaries have taken to social media in August regarding an unknown number of layoffs they say are occurring across the company. -
Medicare Advantage in the headlines: 10 recent updates
Medicare Advantage plans are set to receive $12.8 billion in bonus payments from CMS in 2023, and representatives are introducing new legislation aimed at reforming prior authorization in the program. -
House bill aims to alleviate Medicaid staffing shortages during redeterminations
A House bill has been introduced that aims to alleviate staffing shortage at state Medicaid agencies so beneficiaries do not lose coverage due to procedural issues during the redetermination process. -
6 prior authorization updates
From lawmakers unveiling gold-card legislation to UnitedHealthcare detailing plans to cut 20 percent of requirements, here are six prior authorization updates Becker's has reported since July 26: -
Health Care Service Corp. expanding Medicare plans to 99 new counties
Health Care Service Corp., the parent company of BCBS Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, is expanding Medicare plans to 99 additional counties next year, pending regulatory approvals. -
36 states are falling short on Medicaid redetermination compliance, HHS says
HHS is urging states to do more to improve Medicaid call center wait times, rates of procedural terminations and application processing times. -
States push back on insurers' 2024 rate hike proposals
Officials in three states are pushing back on payers looking to raise members' premiums in 2024. -
UnitedHealth Group could be worth $1 trillion by 2030
UnitedHealth Group has the potential to reach a market value of $1 trillion by 2030, according to an Aug. 10 financial report from the Motley Fool. -
Elevance Health in the headlines: 8 recent updates
Elevance Health named a new CFO and published new research in the first weeks of August. -
Payers ranked by medical cost ratios | Q2 2023
Medical cost ratios across six major payers rose an average of just under 1 percent year over year, according to companies' second-quarter earnings reports. -
Half of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries say they don't understand their plan
Half of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries say they don't fully understand their plan, a survey from Retirement Living published Aug. 9 found. -
Optum in the headlines: 9 recent updates
From a leadership reshuffle to the launch of a nurse practitioner degree program, here are nine updates from Optum that Becker's reported since July 11: -
Why ACA premiums are rising 29% in Virginia
The end of a reinsurance program that covered some of the costliest claims for payers is coming to an end, driving up premiums in the state, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported Aug. 9. -
How payers' Medicare Advantage market share has changed in 10 years
UnitedHealthcare had the highest percentage of Medicare Advantage enrollees in 2013 and 2023, but its market share grew by 7 percentage points over that span, according to an Aug. 9 report from KFF. -
States ranked by Medicare Advantage market penetration in 2023
Alabama, Hawaii and Michigan have the highest share of Medicare-eligible residents enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans in 2023, while Alaska has the least, according to an Aug. 9 report from KFF. -
How much 7 payers will receive in Medicare Advantage bonus payments in 2023
Kaiser Permanente will receive the highest bonus-payments per Medicare Advantage enrollee in 2023 of major payers, according to an analysis from KFF. -
10 digital health startups tapped for UnitedHealthcare Accelerator
UnitedHealthcare has named the 2023 class for its four-month accelerator program. -
Why new insurance start-ups are focused on the employer market
Health insurance is a tough business to break into. -
4 states where ACA premiums will decrease in 2024
ACA premiums are likely to rise in 2024, with most insurers proposing rate increases of between 2 and 10 percent, according to data from the KFF-Petersen Health System tracker.
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