Wednesday, September 14, 2022: Payers

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) published a study indicating that the No Surprises Act could lead to 3.5 million more emergency department visits annually. The study’s authors conducted a state-level analysis comparing emergency department visits...

Tuesday, September 13, 2022: Payers

Aetna announced it will enter the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) exchanges in four more states next year. Aetna exited the ACA exchanges in 2018 after experiencing years of losses. The insurer returned to the market at the beginning of 2022 and currently...

Monday, September 12, 2022: Payers

The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Conditions released a playbook offering strategies for plan sponsors to harness newly-released price transparency and quality data as leverage to drive down prices. The tool pulls from multiple data sources – including...

Wednesday, September 7, 2022: Payers

A new Gallup poll revealed that at least half of American workers say they’re “quiet quitting.” While the proportion of engaged workers held steady at 32 percent during Q2 of 2022, the proportion of actively disengaged workers hit a decade-high 18...

Friday, September 2, 2022: Payers

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a rule last month that will make hospitals eligible for increased financial incentives if they share data with public health authorities. Starting October 1, hospitals that participate in the Medicare...

Friday, September 2, 2022: Payers

Humana announced it finished rebranding the home health division it acquired from Kindred at Home. The step is the third and final phase of Humana’s efforts to launch CenterWell Home Health and its latest effort to unite its health care service offerings under one...