New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has created the Department of Financial Services' Pharmacy Benefits Bureau, an office tasked with licensing and regulating the state's pharmacy benefits industry.
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Despite explosive growth in revenues and total membership, some of the largest insurtech companies posted losses exceeding a combined $332 million in the first quarter of 2022.
Forty-one million of the nearly 180 million Americans with employer-provided health insurance received mental health support in 2020, according to the health insurer lobby and trade group America's Health Insurance Plans.
Medicare Part D spending on top brand-name drugs over a five-year period "more than made up the money" that drugmakers say it costs to develop new medications, according to a May 11 AARP report.
Despite little change before the pandemic, the number of adults with medical debt, issues paying medical bills and medical debt in collections have declined since the pandemic began. New policies will be needed to sustain the decrease, according to a…
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More Medicare Advantage plans were available in 2022 than any other year, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
From network expansions to major acquisitions, there have been many significant payer investments in mental and behavioral healthcare in 2022.
When payers and providers share financial risk through capitation arrangements instead of fee-for-service payment models, the results are higher-quality care and lower costs, according to a new analysis from the Integrated Healthcare Association.
The Pharmacy Quality Alliance has recognized 25 Medicare plan contracts with a PQA Laura Cranston Excellence in Quality or Quality Improvement Award for high achievement or significant improvement in PQA measures of medication safety and appropriate use.
Nearly 90 percent of American voters with employer-sponsored health insurance are satisfied with the mental healthcare they've received since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a poll published May 10 by America's Health Insurance Plans.