by Jordana Choucair | Apr 27, 2022 | Payers
The Kaiser Family Foundation released a new interactive providing key facts and trends about spending on Medicare. In 2020, Medicare benefit payments totaled $769 billion, representing 12 percent of the federal budget and 20 percent of national health care spending....
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 26, 2022 | Payers
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) and Honest Medical Group announced they are launching a joint venture that aims to make it easier for providers to transition to value-based care for Medicare patients. The venture aligns with BCBSM’s continued expansion of...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 25, 2022 | Payers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) sent Texas a notice that it will no longer revoke the state’s decade-long uncompensated care waiver extension. CMS approved the Texas waiver, which authorizes the state to give out more than $3.8 billion to...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 25, 2022 | Payers
CMS on Friday proposed establishing special enrollment periods for certain Medicare beneficiaries. Under the proposed rule, eligible individuals include those who are impacted by an emergency or disaster, formerly incarcerated, and subject to a health plan or employer...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 22, 2022 | Payers
Humana announced it will divest 60 percent of its stake in Kindred at Home’s hospice business to an investment firm. The $2.8 billion cash deal is expected to close in the third quarter of this year. Once it closes, Kindred at Home Hospice will be reconfigured...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 21, 2022 | Payers
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry filed a lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group, claiming that the health care provider and insurance company inflated drug charges in the state’s Medicaid program. The lawsuit alleges that the company’s pharmacy benefit...
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