by Jordana Choucair | Oct 13, 2022 | Payers
Willis Towers Watson’s 2022 Retiree Medical Survey indicates that employers are looking for ways to counter rising health care costs for their pre-Medicare and Medicare-eligible retiree plans. According to the survey, 49 percent of employers expect to introduce...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 12, 2022 | Payers
Employers are embracing digital tools and adding advanced primary care vendors to their benefit packages to streamline the process of connecting patients with providers and cushion the financial blow to their workers. Knowing that the cost of deferred care could...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 12, 2022 | Payers
Bright Health announced that it is discontinuing all of its plans on the ACA’s exchanges and cutting its Medicare Advantage (MA) offerings to two states for the 2023 plan year. The company said it plans to focus on its multipayer care model in markets where that is...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 11, 2022 | Payers
A New York Times (NYT) review of federal lawsuits and investigations found that insurers have been using lucrative strategies to get more money from Medicare Advantage (MA) program than they may legally be due. According to the review, eight of the 10 largest MA...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 7, 2022 | Payers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released Medicare Advantage (MA) plan star ratings, revealing the average rating for the private plans has fallen compared to last year. The average rating across all plans is 4.15 out of a possible 5 stars for...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 7, 2022 | Payers
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company announced its first health plan partner, Capital Blue Cross. Beginning this month, the companies will notify members and community organizations about their collaboration and how they can access low-cost drugs. In 2023, Capital Blue...
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