Thursday, September 1, 2022: Payers

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a rule that would ease the enrollment and renewal processes for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits. CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure said the change would “ensure that...

Wednesday, August 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...

Tuesday, August 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...

Tuesday, August 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...

Monday, August 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...

Friday, August 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...