News Archive for February 2018

Aetna Highlights Emerging Drivers of Value-Based Care

Medicare Wellness Programs Promise Better Health Outcomes

Apple to Launch Healthcare, Wellness Clinics for Employees

GAO: Insufficient Data on Success of 1115 Medicaid Demonstrations

Payers Address Opioid Safety Via Education, $0 Narcan Co-Pays

UnitedHealth Offers Data Analytics to CMS Bundled Payment Program

Medicare Advantage Evaluation Requires Transparent Claims Data

Employers, Employees Face Disconnect Over Wellness Programming

96% of Payers Are Committed to Electronic Prior Authorization

Reinsurance, CSR Reinstatement May Stabilize Individual Premiums

CMS Proposes 9-Month Extension of Short-Term Health Plans

Idaho Prepares to Offer Association Health Plans to Consumers

Payer Housing Partnership Addresses Social Determinants of Health

Ongoing Payer Consolidation Leads to Consumer Premium Hikes

National Healthcare Expenditures Expected to Reach $5.5T by 2026

NCQA Seeks Stakeholder Comments on Updated HEDIS Measures

70% of Providers See Data Sharing as Key to Value-Based Care

2019 HHS Budget Aims for ACA Repeal, Public Payer Savings

80% of Payers Aim to Address Social Determinants of Health

Modernizing Medicare Fee-for-Service Cost-Sharing Has Trade Offs

CA to Investigate Aetna after Insurance Claim Review Admission

IN Medicaid Waiver Uses Work Requirements, Tobacco Penalties

Lawmakers Propose HDHP Coverage for Chronic Disease Prevention

Employer Guide Offers Strategies for Wellness Program Success

71% of Workers Satisfied with Employer-Sponsored Health Plans

AHIP: 25% of Opioid Prescriptions Top CDC Dosage Guidelines

House Bill Retains Low-Quality Medicare Advantage Plans until 2027

Alaska Bill to Alter Emergency Room Payment Rules Brings Concern

Merger Impacts, Medicaid Growth Drove 2017 Earnings for Payers

NQF Aims to Improve Medicaid Use of Social Determinants Data

Medicare Fraud Cases Lead to Mix of Convictions, Settlements

CMS Releases Proposed Medicare Advantage, Part D Changes

How All-Payer Claims Databases Can Identify Wasteful Spending

Top 10 Highest Performing Medicare, Medicaid Health Plans