A settlement to prevent North Carolina Medicaid beneficiaries from being unfairly disenrolled could be a roadmap for other states as they brace for mass Medicaid disenrollments in 2023, NC Health News reported Dec. 21.
Payer
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont will not enter a contract with OneCare Vermont in 2023, citing a lack of desired quality and cost outcomes, along with a new data strategy "that introduces concerns about security and privacy."
The cost of individual health insurance premiums is on the rise for 2023. A 40-year-old enrolling in a silver ACA Exchange plan will pay, on average, 4 percent more per month in 2023 than in 2022, according to a Dec. 14…
The American Medical Association Dec. 20 outlined how advocates in Michigan were able to successfully lobby state lawmakers to pass prior authorization reform legislation.
Fitch Ratings is expecting U.S. health insurers to weather the effects of high inflation and rising interest rates amid its expectation of a mild recession in 2023.
Advertisement
As the year draws to a close, lawmakers and advocates are discussing ways to improve Medicare Advantage in the future and tackling issues around prior authorization and marketing.
COVID-19 testing drove a 17 percent increase in Medicare spending for lab tests in 2021, according to the HHS inspector general's office.
From the death of its longtime CEO, to the acquisition of Magellan Health, here are 10 key stories about Centene that Becker's reported in 2022:
Congress' omnibus legislation to fund the government through September will allow states to begin reevaluating Medicaid eligibility in April 2023, The Washington Post reported Dec. 20.
From a clash with the Justice Department over its acquisition of Change Healthcare to a collaboration with Walmart, here are 10 key stories about UnitedHealth Group that Becker's reported in 2022: