The Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department on July 17 expanded what is considered preventive care under high-deductible health plans to include more services and treatments for people with chronic illnesses.
Payer
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts' global budget payments were associated with lower spending and higher quality of care, according to a recent study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
UnitedHealth Group saw its revenue and net income increase in the second quarter of 2019, buoyed by growth in its Medicare and Optum lines.
The health insurance status of children is linked to whether they are admitted or transferred to a hospital after presenting to the emergency department with a mental health disorder, according to a study published in Pediatric Emergency Care.
The owner of a toxicology lab in Kentucky pleaded guilty for his role in a conspiracy that defrauded health insurers of more than $1.3 million, according to the Department of Justice.
Advertisement
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield will pay a fine and refund $1.3 million to disabled Colorado members after overcharging them for supplemental Medicare policies, the Colorado Division of Insurance ordered July 3.
CDPHP, a health insurer in New York, opened a branch inside Ellis Medicine in Schenectady, N.Y., to connect patients directly with insurance staff if they have questions during treatment and post-discharge, according to the Albany Business Review.
Humana's share price jumped after the Trump administration rolled out new initiatives on kidney care, according to Louisville Business First.
A two-person family paid, on average, $1,000 in monthly premiums for unsubsidized individual health insurance in 2019, according to a survey from online health insurance exchange eHealth.
Washington insurer First Choice Health is offering up its prescription opioid use data to employers in the Seattle area free of charge, the insurer said July 11.