A law that went into full effect in 2019 granted Oregon residents free reproductive healthcare coverage, but state officials found that at least 12 insurers continued to charge beneficiaries, according to a Feb. 1 report from the Oregon Capital Chronicle.
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Cigna beat investor expectations and reported $1.2 billion in profit for the fourth quarter, according to its year-end earnings report published Feb. 3.
More scrutiny is expected for providers who serve patients covered by Medicare Advantage.
Elevance Health has the highest number of prior authorization requests per Medicare Advantage member, while CVS and Kaiser Permanente have the highest rate of denials in 2021, according to an analysis from Kaiser Family Foundation.
Medicare Advantage plans fully or partially denied around 6 percent of prior authorization claims in 2021, according to an analysis from Kaiser Family Foundation published Feb. 2.
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Health Net is launching a "review to renew" campaign to inform its millions of Medicaid members in California about upcoming redeterminations.
CMS released 2023 enrollment figures for government-sponsored health plans Jan. 31.
UnitedHealthcare will stop mailing overpayment and appeal decision letters to primary and ancillary healthcare providers in 13 states and Washington, D.C., starting May 5.
About 2,000 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan beneficiaries may have someone else's January premium bill, NBC affiliate WDIV reported Jan. 31.