President Joe Biden announced a new plan to address mental health disparities during his March 1 State of the Union address, marking an approach that strongly aligns with national payers' approaches to whole person health, according to Forbes.
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Cigna's board of directors announced Feb. 28 a $450 million investment in Cigna Ventures, the payer's investment arm, which it will use to support health startups, according to eMarketer.
UnitedHealthcare is shifting its claim payments toward digital reimbursement, effective June 1.
While 1 in 5 consumers disenroll from their insurance every year, the payers whose enrollment steadily grows the most are those that invest in long-term health, according to a study published Feb. 24 in JAMA Network Open.
El Segundo, Calif.-based Sidecar Health, a payer that advertises members paying provider's cash prices, is expanding into Illinois, achieving a coverage milestone.
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Both of Wyoming's legislative chambers attempted to expand Medicaid as part of the state's 2023-24 budget, but efforts failed, according to a Feb. 28 Sublette Examiner report.
A federal judge in New York denied Anthem's motion to dismiss a lawsuit over its mental health coverage criteria, according to a Feb. 24 ruling.
Humana is rolling out Kindred at Home as CenterWell Home Health, an arm under its payer-agnostic brand, CenterWell.
Matt Eyles, president and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans, emphasized four tenants health plans should prioritize in 2022 at the advocacy group's 2022 State of the Industry event.
Policy experts are claiming that California's failure to pass its single-payer healthcare system is a massive blow against similar initiatives around the country, according to a Feb. 28 Kaiser Health News report.