by Jordana Choucair | Apr 4, 2022 | Payers
S. companies are relaxing many of their COVID-19 requirements as the federal government eases mass preventive measures. Some companies have made masks optional in the office for all workers, while others dropped testing requirements for the unvaccinated or simplified...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 4, 2022 | Payers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced states can now seek to extend postpartum Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage by 12 months as opposed to just 60 days. Louisiana is the first state to offer the extended coverage,...
by Jordana Choucair | Apr 1, 2022 | Payers
A new survey conducted by Fidelity and the Business Group on Health revealed that employers are evolving their wellness offerings in a post-pandemic workspace. According to the survey, 83 percent of 166 jumbo, large, and midsized employers surveyed expect wellbeing to...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 29, 2022 | Payers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary released its Projections of National Health Expenditures report, indicating that health care prices are expected to rise this year. The report predicts that prices will rise by 3.6 percent in...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 28, 2022 | Payers
The Florida State Agency for Health Care Administration suspended Medicaid and long-term care enrollment in Sunshine State Health Plan, a Centene subsidiary, after a computer glitch led the plan to mistakenly deny medical claims for more than 121,100 lower-income...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 18, 2022 | Payers
A new Humana study found that value-based care can drive down acute care episodes among Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries. According to the research, MA members treated by doctors in advanced value-based care models had 5.6 percent fewer hospitalizations and 13.4...
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