by Jordana Choucair | Oct 20, 2021 | Payers
The Labor Department started the process of rescinding state-level authority of workplace safety programs in Arizona, South Carolina, and Utah after the three states failed to implement federal COVID-19 safety plans for health care workers. The Occupational Safety and...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 19, 2021 | Payers
UnitedHealthcare announced it is launching a virtual-first health plan that will provide copay-free care for common in-person and telehealth services, plus virtual urgent care and coverage for most generic drugs. Premiums for NavigateNOW participants will be about 15...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 18, 2021 | Payers
Walmart announced it is partnering with Transcarent to make it easier for self-funded employers to access its health care services. The agreement allows Transcarent, which offers employees and their dependents a new, different and better health and care experience, to...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 14, 2021 | Payers
The Social Security Administration announced that Social Security recipients will get a 5.9 percent boost in benefits next year. The highest cost-of-living adjustment eclipses last year’s 1.3 percent increase and would be the highest since July 1982, according to the...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 13, 2021 | Payers
AmeriHealth Caritas unveiled a new product that will mark its entry into the ACA’s exchanges. The AmeriHealth Caritas Next product will be built on AmeriHealth Caritas’ Next Generation Model of Care, which focuses on whole-person care including the social...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 12, 2021 | Payers
Northwell Health announced it will provide health benefits to its 75,000 employees and dependents through a new direct contracting system at the start of the next year. The not-for-profit integrated health system has expanded the partnership with Northwell Direct, a...
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