Claims Reimbursement

The Changing Landscape of Healthcare B2B Payment Transactions

by Kelsey Waddill

Healthcare B2B payment transactions have been high in 2021, potentially signaling the importance of electronic payment transfers as the nation emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, according to a...

Electronic Payment Adoption Key to Healthcare Industry Savings

by Kyle Murphy, PhD

The majority of the healthcare industry has taken to digitizing payments over the past few years. Still, ample opportunities remain for providers and plans to significantly reduce costs and realize...

UHC Will Pay Penalty on Mental, Behavioral Reimbursement Parity

by Kelsey Waddill

UnitedHealthcare settled a case with the US Department of Labor and the New York State Attorney General regarding the health insurer’s mental and behavioral reimbursement parity, the Department...

SCOTUS Denies Petition on Cost-Sharing Reduction Reimbursements

by Kelsey Waddill

The Supreme Court has denied a petition to hear a case brought against the US by Maine Community Health Options and Community Health Choice on cost-sharing reduction reimbursements. According to the...

3 Types of Funding for Employer-Sponsored Health Plan Claims

by Kelsey Waddill

Employers have three primary options to choose from when they are deciding how to fund their employer-sponsored health plan claims: the self-insured, level-funded, or fully-insured health plan...

How Payers Can Make Medical Billing More Streamlined, Transparent

by Kelsey Waddill

Medical billing is notoriously complicated and taxing for members and providers alike. But payers have the ability—and, some might argue, the responsibility—to clarify and simplify the...

Payer to Fork Over $6.3M For Medicare Advantage Fraud Allegations

by Kelsey Waddill

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington will pay over $6.3 million for submitting invalid Medicare Advantage diagnoses, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). “When insurance...

Payers Begin To Pay Individual, Small Group Rebates Amid COVID-19

by Kelsey Waddill

Major payers are beginning to send out individual and small group rebate checks for 2019, providing some financial relief for members, as the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance...

Lawsuit Against UHC Stresses Overpayment Recovery in Employer Plans

by Kelsey Waddill

A class-action lawsuit against UnitedHealthcare is revisiting how overpayment recovery and cross-plan offsetting affect member costs in employer plans. The lawsuit—Scott v. UnitedHealth...

8 Ways Payers Can Support Provider Partners During Coronavirus

by Kelsey Waddill

In the face of coronavirus, payers have a unique opportunity to show their support for provider networks in a tangible way. For more coronavirus updates, visit our resource page, updated twice daily...

Public, Private Payers Offer Upfront Reimbursement Amid COVID-19

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Public and private payers are looking to support provider organizations during the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis by advancing claims reimbursement and relaxing certain billing requirements, like prior...

Payer Claims, Economics, Operations Will Suffer Due to COVID-19

by Kelsey Waddill

Health payers will be exposed to claims-based, economic, and operational challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an AM Best report sent to HealthPayerIntelligence by email. The report...

Anthem, CA Providers Dispute Rates After Surprise Medical Bill Law

by Kelsey Waddill

California’s surprise medical billing laws are motivating Anthem to cut reimbursements to physicians in the state, providers argue. In June, California payer Anthem cut reimbursements for...

HELP Draft Legislation Targets Major Changes in Healthcare Spending

by Kyle Murphy, PhD

Before members of Congress retired for the long weekend, leaders of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) unveiled draft legislation for the Lower Health Care Costs Act...

HCTTF Offers Clinical Episode Grouper Resources for Bundled Payments

by Jennifer Bresnick

The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF) has released a new set of resources to support payers as they develop innovative bundled payment programs. In a white paper titled Episode Groupers:...