UnitedHealth Group's health services division, Optum, has scored contracts to manage health systems' revenue cycle operations and is expecting double-digit revenue growth in 2023.
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The uninsured rate fell by .7 percent nationwide between 2019 and 2021, according to HHS data. While uninsured rates declined in most places, in seven states and the District of Columbia, rates increased slightly during the pandemic.
Over 30 million people are now enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans, according to CMS data released Jan. 17.
Highmark Wholecare has increased its Medicaid membership by nearly 25 percent since August, growing to more than 375,000 members.
At least 28 states increased Medicaid reimbursement rates for behavioral health services in 2022, or plan to in 2023, according to a report from Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, said the stories he heard from clinicians in a recent listening session about the challenges prior authorizations pose were "deeply touching and I'd say disturbing as well."
The number of uninsured people in the United States is declining, with gains in coverage concentrated among young people, Latino people and American Indians/Alaska Natives, according to new data from HHS.
Many co-op insurance plans, created by the ACA, struggled to stay afloat. Montana's Mountain Health Co-op is still thriving, however, anchored by a desire for a competitive market and unique benefits, the Montana Free Press reported Jan. 16.
HHS and CMS have spoken to Illinois officials to discuss "serious issues" raised in a November report about Centene's foster care contract performance, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Jan. 13.
UnitedHealth Group is planning to integrate more behavioral and home health services into its care delivery strategy as the company continues to expand its value-based care offerings.