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Medicare can financially survive using strategies that cut costs in 1997, two prominent Republicans wrote in an op-ed published Feb. 23 in the Wall Street Journal. 

Beyond federal price transparency rules, there are more transformative policies that could be implemented to create a shoppable and consumeristic environment in healthcare, according to Harvard Business Review analysts.

The federal government will soon allow states to use Medicaid funds to treat substance use and mental illness in jails and prison, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Feb. 21.

Aetna is bolstering its network in North Carolina ahead of its takeover of the state's health plan for public employees. 

Humana said Feb. 23 it plans to exit the commercial group market to focus on its government-sponsored business. 

Of the 1,100-plus health plans accredited by the National Committee for Quality Assurance, 176 have received the health equity accreditation granted by the association. 

Ten providers recently posted job listings seeking leaders in payer contracting and relations.

Editor's note: On March 23, Chartis published a revised version of its Medicare Advantage enrollment report. The new report, based on updated data from CMS, showed that Medicare Advantage enrollment did not decline in any state in 2022. In California,…

More Medicare beneficiaries are worried about out-of-pocket expenses than premiums, according to a survey from eHealth. 

Humana will exit the Employer Group Commercial Medical Products Business over the next 18 to 24 months.