It's been a trend for years — payers offering incentives and discounts to enrollees for health and fitness technology in an effort to improve members' overall health.
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It's been just over a year since Highmark became the primary licensee of HealthNow New York; now, at least 40 percent of the company's top executives have left the Buffalo-based health plan, according to Buffalo Business First.
The CMS decision to restrict coverage of the Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm to those participating in qualifying clinical trials may not do enough to remove barriers for racial minorities and others disproportionately affected by Alzheimer’s disease, Bloomberg reported April 13.
From a judge ordering Northside and Anthem to take their dispute to the Georgia Department of Insurance to Humana and Louisiana's Baton Rouge General Hospital reaching a coverage agreement, here are five recent payer contract disputes and resolutions:
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Republicans will not attempt to repeal the ACA if they retake the Senate in the midterm elections, The Washington Post reported April 13.
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UnitedHealth Group experienced double-digit revenue growth and an improved 2022 outlook, according to its quarter one 2022 earnings report released April 14.
The 400,000 patients at Atlanta-based Northside Hospital System with Anthem insurance will remain in network "until further order," a judge ruled April 13 according to NBC affiliate WXIA.
As some states continue to make access to abortion more difficult, major corporations say their health plans will cover travel expenses for employees who seek abortion services elsewhere, according to CNBC.
Humana is investing another $25 million in affordable housing nationwide in an effort to combat housing insecurity and improve health outcomes.
Philadelphia-based Independence Health Group, the parent company of Independence Blue Cross, released its 2021 financial results April 12.