Payer

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation April 7 that reforms the prior authorization process in Michigan.

From quiet departures to C-suite shakeups, here are eight recent executive moves at payer organizations:

UnitedHealthcare is launching a new virtual physical therapy program to improve support for members with musculoskeletal issues.

Over 3 million people will lose health coverage and marketplace enrollees will face significantly higher premiums if Congress does not extend the premium tax credits in the American Rescue Plan Act, according to the Urban Institute.

EHealth released its "Medicare Index Report for 2022 Coverage" on April 7 to track costs and trends based on plans that Medicare beneficiaries select themselves.

CMS has finalized its plan to cover the controversial Alzheimer's disease drug Aduhelm under Medicare.

Frank Micciche is vice president of public policy and external relations at the National Committee for Quality Assurance. He spoke with Becker's to explain why the NCQA believes recent star ratings changes by CMS to the weighting of patient experience…

From several disagreements over reimbursement rates to millions in unpaid claims, these five contracts between payers and providers were recently terminated:

CMS will pay for a second COVID-19 booster shot for people covered under Medicare and Medicaid.

California health officials are investigating Centene for unspecified reasons following its acquisition of Magellan Health, the administrator of Medi-Cal prescriptions, according to Kaiser Health News.