Aetna Medicaid Plan Recognized by NCQA for Health Equity Efforts
Aetna’s Medicaid plan in California, Aetna Better Health of California, has received the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) Multicultural Health Care Distinction,...ACA Preventive Care Coverage Requirement Boosts Access to Care
The preventive care coverage requirement under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) helped improve no-cost access to care, including cancer screenings, vaccines, and contraceptive care, according to an Urban...52% of OR Medicaid Providers Never Saw Medicaid Enrollees in 2018
The Oregon Medicaid program’s provider directories may have included hundreds or thousands of providers who never saw Medicaid enrollees, according to a Health Affairs...Medicare Advantage Plans See High Enrollment, Low Spending in 2022
Medicare Advantage plans are seeing low healthcare spending, strong diversity, and high enrollment in 2022 compared to 2021 and earlier years, according to the Better Medicare Alliance’s 2022...Medicaid Beneficiaries Face Barriers to Cancer Care Access
Despite the growing number of people receiving healthcare coverage from Medicaid, Medicaid beneficiaries faced barriers to accessing cancer care at high-quality facilities, a study published in JAMA...ARPA Subsidy Expiration will Impact Reproductive Healthcare Access
Around 850,000 women could lose health insurance coverage and reproductive healthcare access in 2023 if policymakers do not extend the premium tax credits under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA),...UHC Adds Health System to CO Doctor Plan to Boost Patient Care Access
HealthONE, the most extensive Denver-based healthcare system, announced it would be joining the UnitedHealthcare Doctors Plan of Colorado, expanding its network size to enhance patient care access. By...Removing Prior Authorizations Had Mixed Effect On OUD Care Uptake
Beneficiaries may face barriers to substance abuse care when states impose prior authorizations for substance use disorder treatments, but a broad range of policies can influence Medicaid...Payers Respond to SCOTUS Overturning Abortion Rights Case
Updated 6/28/2022: This article has been updated to include statements from the Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP), Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the American...Colorado Implements Section 1332 Waiver to Advance Health Equity
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has approved the “Colorado Option,” a Section 1332 state innovation waiver amendment intended to address health equity in the Centennial...Sponsored Article
