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.
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Kaiser Permanente will receive the highest bonus-payments per Medicare Advantage enrollee in 2023 of major payers, according to an analysis from KFF.
UnitedHealthcare has named the 2023 class for its four-month accelerator program.
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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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Oscar Health is accepting new members in Florida after an eight-month pause on new sign-ups in the state.
CMS will pay Medicare Advantage plans $12.8 billion in bonus payments in 2023, according to a KFF analysis published Aug. 9.
A new trial that showed weight-loss drug Wegovy has benefits for cardiovascular health could make it more difficult for insurers to justify not covering the drugs, columnist Lisa Jarvis wrote in Bloomberg Aug. 8.
Oscar Health posted a $15.4 million loss in the second quarter of 2022, down from a $112.1 million loss in the same period last year, according to the company's earnings report published Aug. 8.
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