Payer

A White House effort to fix a loophole in the Affordable Care Act that left some families without affordable insurance is taking effect soon. 

Here are six recent legal updates Becker's has reported since Sept. 22.

Ten providers — including Advocate Aurora Health and Norton Healthcare — recently posted job listings seeking leaders in payer contracting and relations.

Oscar Health is providing $50,000 grants to three organizations advancing health equity, the payer said Oct. 11. 

Braven Health, a Medicare Advantage provider, will expand to all New Jersey counties for 2023, NJBIZ reported Oct. 10. 

Bright Health Group is significantly reducing its business operations and will no longer offer individual and family health plans through Bright Healthcare or offer Medicare Advantage plans outside California and Florida.

Humana and UnitedHealthcare scored the highest median ratings of the nation's six largest payers in CMS' 2023 Medicare Advantage star ratings, according to CMS data. 

To resolve an issue with health coverage, contacting your insurance company through Twitter may be more useful than contacting their customer service department, according to a testimonial published Oct. 5 in the oncology publication, Cure magazine.

Though Medicare Advantage was designed to help lower federal healthcare expenditures, payers have exploited the program through elaborate schemes that make patients appear sicker than they actually are — thereby leading to higher payments from CMS, according to an Oct.…

Here are eight stories about the Louisville, Ky.-based payer Becker's has covered since Aug. 12.