Many consumers are unaware of the extent to which health insurers can collect lifestyle or behavior data generated by purchasing, membership or online activity, according to a MITRE-Harris poll.
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Neither Anthem nor Cigna will get billions in breakup fees and damages from the fallout of their proposed combination, a Delaware judge said Aug. 31 in an opinion cited by Bloomberg.
Out-of-network providers are inflating the price of COVID-19 diagnostic and antibody tests, according to a report from America's Health Insurance Plans.
Minneapolis-based Allina Health and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota inked a six-year contract that will help stabilize revenue for providers and support care models focused on improving outcomes, the organizations said Aug. 27.
Louisiana and Texas hospitals will see some Medicare requirements waived as they face structural and financial hardships brought by Hurricane Laura.
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CMS' encounter data continues to lack identifiers for ordering providers, which are used to identify potential fraud and abuse, according to a report from HHS' Office of Inspector General.
About 12 million people who have lost their job in recent months have also seen their employer-sponsored health insurance cut off, according to research from the Economic Policy Institute.
The following payer executives changed their positions in August.
Aetna Health of California must stop using national standards to deny payment for emergency room claims, the California Department of Managed Health Care ordered Aug. 25.
An analytics firm that found Tennessee's State Group Insurance Program is overcharging providers may face a lawsuit from the state's largest health insurer.