Payer

Investors are warming up to payers after Medicare Advantage worries drove a slow start to the year, The Wall Street Journal reported April 11. 

These are eight recent policy changes made by CMS that have been reported by Becker's since March :

As states begin unwinding Medicaid continuous coverage, managed care plans could be facing higher per-member utilization and costs. 

Angle Health, a startup insurer launched in 2021, is expanding to Florida and North Carolina. 

The Cigna Group is pushing for more employees to return to the office and reintroducing paperwork demands. 

CVS CEO Karen Lynch was paid $21.3 million in total compensation in 2022, according to regulatory filings published April 7. 

Devoted Health is the fastest growing Medicare Advantage startup plan, according to an analysis from Chartis. 

The share of original Medicare enrollees adding Medicare supplement plans is on the rise, according to a report from AHIP. 

All insurers operating in Michigan's individual, small and large group commercial markets have pledged to continue covering preventive care while a court ruling striking down some no-cost preventive care requirements is appealed, the Detroit Free-Press reported April 6. 

Most physician information is inconsistent across payer directories, a study published in JAMA found.