by Jordana Choucair | Feb 21, 2022 | Payers
States with public option health plans are incorporating ways of forcing hospitals to participate to ensure they can build a sufficient network. Many have learned from Washington State, which found that, after two years, plans were available in only 25 of the...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 15, 2022 | Payers
The Northeast Business Group on Health released a guide that aims to assist employers in addressing workers’ social needs. The guidebook takes a deep dive into five key social determinants of health: economic stability, education access, health care access,...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 14, 2022 | Payers
With Congress eyeing a comprehensive mental health package this year, the health insurance industry is pushing back against a pair of proposals to ramp up enforcement against plans that violate mental health parity laws by regularly denying behavioral health and...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 11, 2022 | Payers
UnitedHealthcare announced it is utilizing technology to make it more convenient for members to access quality, cost-effective dental care. The insurer will enhance its 24/7 virtual dental benefit to provide two free virtual visits with a dentist per year and will...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 7, 2022 | Payers
California has negotiated a deal that allows Kaiser Permanente to limit enrollment primarily to its previous enrollees, except in the case of foster kids and people who are eligible for both Medicare and Medi-Cal. Executives of other managed-care insurance plans in...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 4, 2022 | Payers
The Biden administration announced that Medicare will begin covering at-home COVID-19 tests in early spring for its 64 million beneficiaries. The CMS said people on Medicare will be able to get up to eight tests per month at select pharmacies and other locations, but...
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