by Jordana Choucair | Sep 16, 2021 | Payers
The CMS barred three Medicare health plans operated by UnitedHealth Group Inc. and another owned by Anthem Inc. from enrolling new members next year because they didn’t spend the minimum amount required on medical benefits. The federal Medical Loss Ratio (MLR)...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 16, 2021 | Public Health/Prevention
According to new CDC research, the number of states with an obesity rate of at least 35 percent has nearly doubled in two years, with continuing racial and ethnic disparities. Sixteen states reported last year that at least 35 percent of their adult residents are...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 15, 2021 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
A Modern Healthcare article highlights examples of how insurers are adding benefits around substance abuse treatment. A number of insurers – including Highmark Health, Anthem, UnitedHealth Group’s Optum, and Beacon Magellan – have partnered with Ria Health to...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 15, 2021 | Life Sciences
The U.S. government plans to more directly control where COVID-19 antibody treatments are sent amid a surge in infections and hospitalizations in states with large pockets of unvaccinated people. The Biden administration bought 1.4 million additional doses of...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 15, 2021 | Access & Coverage
The Census Bureau reported that the poverty rate in the United States fell to 9.1 percent, a record low, last year while the uninsured rate held steady at 8.6 percent. However, there are important caveats with both figures. First, the poverty figure is based on a...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 14, 2021 | D.C. News
Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee outlined numerous tax hikes to fund the $3.5 trillion budget bill. The plan calls for a corporate tax rate of 26.5 percent – 1.5 percent higher than what Senator Joe Manchin favors – and restores the top individual tax...
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