A Dec. 9 CMS update showed that 4.6 million Americans so far have signed up for health insurance coverage through ACA marketplaces, with 95 percent of beneficiaries receiving some sort of tax credit.
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Dayton, Ohio-based managed care organization CareSource announced a partnership with TrueCare, a Mississippi provider-sponsored health plan, that would allow the parties to better support Mississippi Medicaid beneficiaries.
Oscar Health is bringing Philadelphia-based Temple Health into its provider network, the payer announced Dec. 8.
Bright HealthCare is partnering with human resources company Mineral to offer human resource and compliance tools to employers alongside health coverage, the companies announced Dec. 8.
Silver level health insurance plans on the ACA marketplace will cost Americans an average of 3.1 percent less in 2022 compared to 2021, but actual premium prices will vary widely depending on location and income level, according to a Kaiser…
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Florida Blue, the state's Blue Cross Blue Shield plan, committed to reducing its carbon footprint by 50 percent by making its facilities entirely powered by solar energy, the payer announced Dec. 2.
Bright Health Group is expecting between $6.3 billion and $6.5 billion in revenue in 2022, which would reflect a 50 percent year-over-year growth, according to a Dec. 7 news release.
Cigna announced Dec. 8 that Katya Andresen will be stepping in as the payer's new chief digital officer.
A jury ruled that UnitedHealthcare must pay out $60 million in punitive damages after losing a Nevada lawsuit against physician services company TeamHealth over provider underpayments.
About eight months after announcing an IT and revenue cycle partnership, Optum and Cooperstown, N.Y.-based Bassett Healthcare Network's relationship has blossomed to shine a light on how rural hospitals are withstanding consolidation, Forbes reported Dec. 7.