by Jordana Choucair | Nov 11, 2021 | Payers
The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) released its 2021 benchmark Employer Health Benefits Survey, revealing that annual family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose 4 percent this year. On average, family premiums cost $22,221, with workers contributing...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 11, 2021 | Payers
Ten states filed a lawsuit to block the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers. The lawsuit claims that the rule threatens job loss to “millions of health care workers who risked their lives in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 11, 2021 | Payers
New research found that switching seniors to Medicare Advantage plans has cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars more than keeping them in original Medicare. According to the analysis, Medicare overpaid the private health plans by more than $106 billion from 2010...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 11, 2021 | Payers
A new survey conducted by the National Association of Community Health Centers found that rolling back Medicaid coverage after the COVID-19 public health emergency could severely curtail patient care. Ninety percent of health centers said due to the higher Medicaid...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 9, 2021 | Payers
General Electric announced it will split into three companies following years of seeing its stock underperform. The company will be divided into separate units focused on aviation, health care, and energy. GE plans to spin off the health care unit by early 2023 and...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 5, 2021 | Payers
Senators Mike Braun and Tammy Baldwin reintroduced bipartisan legislation that aims to ensure more affordable contracts between payers and providers. The Healthy Competition for Better Care Act would prohibit requirements for payers to contract with affiliated...
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