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The five states where residents currently see the cheapest cost of care on average are Kentucky, Arkansas, Maryland, Alabama and Tennessee, according to data from the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center.

The Comprehensive Primary Care Plus Program did not result in improvements in costs or quality for private insurers, a study published in the September issue of Health Affairs found. 

CMS is seeking feedback on a policy that requires state Medicaid agencies to keep beneficiaries enrolled through the end of the public health emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Sept. 23 memo. 

Twelve Massachusetts health systems are receiving Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts-funded grants for projects to improve equity of care and race, ethnicity and language data collection practices.

With as many as 15 million people expected to lose Medicaid coverage when the pandemic-era public health emergency ends, CMS can do more to reduce administrative hurdles to verify eligibility, advocates write in Health Affairs. 

Medicare Part B premiums and deductibles are set to decrease in 2023, one year after seeing a historic hike. 

Alabama, Hawaii, Florida, New York and New Jersey are the states with the highest incidences of low-value care, a new study published in Health Affairs found. 

Many owners of small and midsize businesses say they are struggling with the cost of healthcare premiums for their employees, a new survey found. 

Millions of Medi-Cal recipients may have to switch health insurers, and doctors, after the state awarded Molina a swath of Medicaid contracts in some of its largest counties, according to a Kaiser Health News report published by the Los Angeles…

To survive the rapid increase in healthcare costs, payers need to focus on slimming down medical and administrative costs, a new analysis from McKinsey & Co. says.