by Jordana Choucair | Sep 15, 2022 | Payers
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina announced it saved $130 million in 2021 through its Blue Premier program that relies heavily on value-based health care. In total, the health plan saved about $500 million in the first three years of the program. Between 2020...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 15, 2022 | Payers
The House passed legislation that would streamline prior authorization requirements under Medicare Advantage plans. The Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act would establish an electronic prior authorization process and reduce how long a health plan can...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 15, 2022 | Providers
A study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings found that physicians’ emotional exhaustion and depersonalization scores declined from 2020 to 2021. Approximately 63 percent of physicians experienced at least one manifestation of burnout in 2021 – over a 60 percent...
by Mindy Klowden | Sep 14, 2022 | Blog, Latest News
In August 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a new report showing that in early 2022 the national uninsured rate reached an all-time low of 8 percent, half the rate (16 percent) in 2010 when the landmark Patient Protection and...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 14, 2022 | Access & Coverage
Senator Lindsay Graham introduced a bill that would ban abortions nationally after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The bill would retain state laws that are more restrictive while replacing laws in states that protect abortion. The legislation includes exceptions for incest,...
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