Alignment Healthcare's Medicare Advantage plan, Alignment Health Plan, is the first in the country to cover Galleri, a multi-cancer early detection blood test developed by Grail.
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Medicare saw a 14 percent dip in anticipated payments to physicians in 2020, but telehealth simultaneously stepped into the limelight to make up a larger share of Medicare spending, according to an American Medical Association analysis.
Digital tools adopted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic also play a crucial role in combating health inequities, according to a United Health Foundation panel.
President Joe Biden's Dec. 2 announcement of a plan to require private insurers cover over-the-counter COVID-19 tests is raising skepticism that access issues will still be rampant, The Hill reported Dec. 5.
Despite both Missouri and Oklahoma expanding Medicaid in 2021, each state is seeing vastly different results.
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Nevada will charge insured public employees upwards of $55 a month if they are unvaccinated against COVID-19, making it the first state to enact such a penalty.
Aetna and Minneapolis-based Allina Health's insurance joint venture is launching four new plans targeting employers and self-insured customers.
Philadelphia-based Independence Health Group is leading a $60 million investment in New York City-based Quartet Health to grow its mental health screening offerings to providers.
Humana designated two high-ranking leaders to develop its Florida Medicare Advantage market.
UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty said during a Forbes Annual Healthcare Summit discussion he is exploring how the company's payer and provider branches can work together more closely.