Around 1 in 3 employers covered GLP-1 drugs for weight loss in 2023, a survey from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans found.
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Legislation aiming to reform the Medicare Advantage prior authorization process has the backing of 389 national and state organizations, ranging from the American Hospital Association to Humana.
The majority of ACA marketplace plans cover GLP-1 drugs approved for diabetes, though fewer than 1% of plan formularies include drugs solely approved to treat obesity, a new analysis from KFF shows.
CMS has recalculated Medicare Advantage plans' star ratings after insurers challenging the agency's methodology were handed court victories.
Here are five lawsuits, settlements and legal developments involving payers that Becker's has reported since May 22:
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From Kraft Heinz suing Aetna for alleged mismanagement of employee claims data to Elevance Health being sued by contracted labor unions for reportedly restricting claims data access, certain third-party health plan administrators are being forced to answer the big questions…
CMS is conducting a review of Texas' Medicaid enrollment backlogs.
A generic medication from CivicaScript saved Highmark members $90 per month on average and generated $3 million in savings for the plan, members and group customers, the insurer said in a May 29 news release.
Public health and the rest of the healthcare delivery system have long operated in silos in the U.S. While progress was made during the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC Director Mandy Cohen, MD, stressed that now is the time to build on…
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan will no longer cover GLP-1 drugs to treat obesity beginning in January, Bloomberg reported June 12.