Monday, October 31, 2022: Payers

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a new rule that creates Special Enrollment Periods for people to enroll in Medicare. The rule aims to reduce disparities in care and promote health equity by eliminating barriers to enrollment. It...

Friday, October 28, 2022: Payers

The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) is urging more transparency from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and states on the unwinding of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) and Medicaid redeterminations. The panel...

Friday, October 28, 2022: Payers

Humana announced it is partnering with Monogram Health to offer value-based kidney care in four states. Eligible Medicare Advantage (MA) HMO and PPO members in Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi can access Monogram’s specialized offerings, including...

Thursday, October 27, 2022: Payers

Kaiser Family Foundation’s Annual Employer Benefits Survey found that employer-sponsored health insurance premiums stayed relatively stable in 2022, with the average cost of family coverage totaling $22,463. On average, workers on paid $6,106 toward the cost of their...

Thursday, October 27, 2022: Payers

CMS informed insurers that the agency must approve all television ads for Medicare Advantage (MA) effective next year. The announcement comes amid complaints about misleading and inaccurate practices and a Senate Finance Committee investigation about how MA plans...

Wednesday, October 26, 2022: Payers

According to Kaiser Family Foundation’s 22nd annual survey of state Medicaid directors, states expect growth in Medicaid enrollment to slow to 8.4 percent in FY 2022 before declining by 0.4 percent in FY 2023. Simultaneously, total Medicaid spending growth – federal...