by Jordana Choucair | Apr 19, 2022 | Payers
A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that the prices that private insurers agree to pay hospitals for cancer drugs are often at least double what the hospital paid to acquire the drugs. According to the study, the median price markups of 25...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 19, 2022 | Payers
The CMS released the proposed Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule, representing a 3.2 percent increase in FY 2023 payments. The agency also wants to add health equity measures to the hospital inpatient quality reporting program, including one that...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 18, 2022 | Payers
Bright Health announced it will no longer offer individual and family plans in six states next year as the company attempts to stabilize its finances following a rough year. The insuretech said that the markets in the six states – Illinois, New Mexico, Utah, Oklahoma,...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 14, 2022 | Payers
The Urban Institute released a report indicating that the average premium on the ACA’s exchanges fell by 1.8 percent in 2022, declining for the third straight year. There were wide variations in the declines in premiums. Urban saw that 11 states had benchmark premiums...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 14, 2022 | Payers
UnitedHealth Group Inc. saw more than 14 percent revenue growth and higher-than-expected profit in the first quarter. The company’s s insurance arm added 350,000 members, largely driven by Medicare Advantage and other government plans. Revenue for its Optum...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 12, 2022 | Payers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its SNF Prospective Payment System proposed rule for fiscal year 2023, recommending a 3.9 percent, or $1.4 billion, payment increase to the industry. The agency arrived at that number by raising the...
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