Highmark and HealthNow New York officially completed their affiliation, the organizations said March 1.
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Centene Corp. appointed four leaders to its executive team, effective March 1.
Several commercial health insurers will waive member cost-sharing — which includes copays, deductibles and coinsurance — for COVID-19 treatment further into this year.
When cost-sharing is waived for patients who use providers in bundled payment agreements, both payers and patients can see significant savings, according to a new study from the RAND Corp., a nonprofit think tank. The study was published March 1…
UnitedHealth Group temporarily opened an infusion center in its headquarters of Minnetonka, Minn., to provide eligible COVID-19 patients access to antibody treatments, according to the Star Tribune.
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Blue Shield of California, which is overseeing COVID-19 vaccine distribution for the state, initially wanted "expansive" patient data from the University of California Health System in Oakland, according to the Los Angeles Times.
CMS issued a guidance Feb. 26 that requires group health plans to waive cost-sharing for COVID-19 testing even if a person doesn't have symptoms or a suspected exposure, among other requirements.
From readmission reduction programs to chronic care pilots and at-home COVID-19 testing, here are five health programs payers have recently launched:
Low vaccination rates for human papillomavirus infection fell even more during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to claims data from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.
Cigna asked a New Jersey federal court to end a lawsuit filed by a radiology lab that claims the health insurer wrongfully denied payment for COVID-19 services, according to court documents and Law 360.