Thursday, February 3, 2022: Payers

The U.S. Army will immediately begin discharging service members who have refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The development follows similar moves from other military branches and puts more than 3,300 soldiers at risk of being kicked out. About 97 percent of all...

Monday, January 31, 2022: Payers

Last week, AHIP submitted comments reflecting the group’s concerns with provisions in the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2023. AHIP warned that proposed requirement for insurers to offer standardized plan options on the exchanges would “stifle...

Friday, January 28, 2022: Payers

The CMS announced $49.4 million in grant funding to shore up enrollment and retention in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program among parents, pregnant people, and children. The funding will go to state and local governments, tribal organizations,...

Thursday, January 27, 2022: Payers

During a recent webinar, Third Horizon Strategies Managing Director Cheryl Matochik discussed what the employee benefits industry can expect to see in 2022. Cheryl stated that the industry is “moving toward a completely new standard of personalized benefits.” She, and...

Tuesday, January 25, 2022: Payers

RecoveryOne announced it expanded its partnership with Cigna to offer its musculoskeletal care solution to Medicare Advantage members living in Cigna’s Tennessee market. The platform offers full-body virtual care backed by more than 200 proprietary clinical pathways...

Tuesday, January 25, 2022: Payers

A new Willis Towers Watson study found that 86 percent of employers named worker mental health, stress, and burnout as key priorities in 2022, but 49 percent have yet to articulate a formal strategy for wellness. Only a quarter of the 322 employers surveyed have...