Wednesday, September 1, 2021: Payers

New projections in the annual Social Security and Medicare trustees reports indicate Medicare’s insurance trust fund is expected to run out of money in 2026, unchanged from last year’s projection. The report found the COVID-19 pandemic significantly...

Tuesday, August 31, 2021: Payers

Sutter Health has agreed to pay the federal government $90 million to settle allegations that it submitted inaccurate information on some of its Medicare Advantage beneficiaries. The settlement comes a few days after a federal judge finalized a $575 million settlement...

Monday, August 30, 2021: Payers

An Axios analysis of financial statements shows that hospitals, drug companies, health insurers, medical device manufacturers, and other health care suppliers generated record sales and profits during the second quarter. Annualized health care spending hit almost $4...

Thursday, August 26, 2021: Payers

Delta Air Lines announced that employees who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 will incur a $200 monthly increase on their health insurance premiums effective November 1. Unvaccinated employees will also face indoor masking effective immediately and weekly COVID-19...

Tuesday, August 24, 2021 Payers

The Biden administration has delayed enforcement of key parts of a major insurer price transparency rule by six months until July 1, 2022, to give plans more time to comply. The CMS announced the change in a new guidance released Friday focusing on the final price...