by Jordana Choucair | Aug 31, 2022 | Payers
Patient groups representing HIV and diabetes patients filed a lawsuit to eliminate federal regulations that prevent sick patients from applying billions of dollars in assistance against their insurance deductibles. According to the groups, current regulations define...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 30, 2022 | Payers
Cigna announced it will expand its Affordable Care Act market presence to three new states and dozens of new counties next year. Health plans will be available on the individual exchanges in Texas, Indiana, and South Carolina, in addition to 50 new counties in the...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 30, 2022 | Payers
A RAND study published in JAMA Health Forum found that higher-cost Medicare Advantage (MA) plans don’t always yield higher quality. Quality varied substantially within each premium cost tier studied, with people enrolled in the two higher-premium plan tiers...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 29, 2022 | Payers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the Biden administration will provide $98.9 million in grant funding to Navigator organizations to help consumers select an Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchange plan. The investment is almost $19...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 26, 2022 | Payers
The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) released three briefs examining various aspects of Medicare Advantage (MA). The first brief analyzes the latest data on MA enrollment, revealing that nearly half of eligible Medicare beneficiaries – 28.4 million out of 58.6 million...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 26, 2022 | Payers
A study published in JAMA Open Network found spending discrepancies between Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees and those enrolled in a Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). Based on an evaluation of 15,763 patients at Ochsner Health System, the authors found that...
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