Ten providers — including Scripps Health and Rush University Hospital — recently posted job listings seeking leaders in payer contracting and relations.
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Medicare Advantage patients may receive high-quality and more effective diabetes care compared to fee-for-service (FFS) enrollees, according to a new study from Avalere Health and the Better Medicare Alliance, a pro-MA advocacy group.
From CVS to Kaiser Permanente, this is where six payers have put their investment dollars since Nov. 1:
Cigna has struck several new contracts with health systems in recent weeks. Here are six updates about the Bloomfield, Conn.-based payer Becker's has covered since Dec. 12.
An in-home care program helped Independent Health reduce preventable hospital admissions, readmissions and emergency room visits, The Buffalo News reported Jan. 11.
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CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch said the company is "disappointed" in its recent Medicare Advantage open enrollment numbers.
Enrollments in ACA exchange plans are up 13 percent from this time last year.
Optum is hiring 575 employees from Owensboro (Ky.) Health and will begin managing the company's revenue cycle operations and IT services.
At least 5 million uninsured people are eligible for premium-free plans on the ACA exchange, according to a new analysis from Kaiser Family Foundation published Jan. 10.
CareFirst BCBS and Live Chair Health are partnering on healthcare access for Medicaid members, focusing particularly on closing social determinants of health gaps in Baltimore and other parts of Maryland.