How to Assess the Future of Emergency, COVID-19 Medicare Policies
Congress and the Biden administration will have to determine which emergency, COVID-19 Medicare policies should be made permanent or be extended, according to a recent Commonwealth Fund study, and...MA Plan Announces Program to Improve Senior Mental Healthcare
SCAN Health Plan has developed a program to help combat loneliness stemming from social isolation and to improve senior mental healthcare. The coronavirus pandemic and the requisite isolation due to...JPMorgan Chase Reveals Employer-Sponsored Health Plan Goals
JPMorgan Chase has launched its new healthcare business unit, Morgan Health, which will aim to improve employer-sponsored health plan benefits among other goals. The employer will invest $250 million...UHG Reviews Senior Social Determinants of Health Pre-Pandemic
While some social determinants of health factors such as food security and high-speed internet access have improved in recent years, seniors experienced an increase in factors such as poverty and...Employer-Sponsored Wellness Programs Boost Employee Morale
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, with the average employee wellbeing rating at a low, employer-sponsored wellness programs and mental...Sponsored Article
How the Healthcare Industry Can Close Gaps in Care Caused by COVID-19
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 41 percent of adults in the United States either delayed or avoided medical care, with nearly one-third forgoing routine...CVS Health Responds to Caregivers’ Pandemic Mental Health Needs
In response to the coronavirus pandemic’s influence on moms’ and caregivers’ stress levels, CVS Health and Aetna are taking steps to prioritize the...Despite More Symptoms, COVID-Era Mental Healthcare Claims Decrease
The number of people seeking mental healthcare has decreased since COVID-19 began despite many Americans reporting that the pandemic has affected their mental health negatively, according to the...Gross Margins, MLRs May Confirm Payer Profitability in 2020
Gross margins and medical loss ratios from 2020 may confirm that payer profitability increased during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a brief from Kaiser Family Foundation. The researchers...Payers Address COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake With Member Engagement
Health insurance providers are taking a variety of approaches to encourage equitable COVID-19 vaccine uptake, such as forming community partnerships, using targeted outreach for member engagement,...Cigna Includes Employees in Coronavirus Vaccine Uptake Efforts
Cigna announced that it will offer financial rewards to employees who receive the coronavirus vaccine. “Even as vaccination rates increase, we are in a race against more contagious variants, and...UnitedHealth Q1 Care Activity Under Baseline, Revenue Growth Persists
While UnitedHealth Group’s Q1 total care activity came in under seasonal baselines due to low levels of outpatient care, revenues grew 9 percent, payer executives announced during UnitedHealth...Medicare Beneficiaries Strongly Satisfied with Coverage in 2019
In 2019, Medicare beneficiaries who were living in the community were in good health and reported satisfaction with their Medicare coverage, including Medicare costs, quality of care, and access to...Medicaid, CHIP Enrollment Increased After 2 Years of Decline
Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollment increased through November 2020, as anticipated, Kaiser Family Foundation data note. “Increases in enrollment reflect...Cigna + Oscar Extend Small Business Health Plan Footprint
Cigna and Oscar Health are extending the footprint of their small business health plan into California, partially in response to the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, the companies...Docs Say Payers Restored Prior Authorization in COVID Second Wave
As new cases of COVID-19 peaked in late 2020, most physicians reported that payers had either reinstated prior authorization policies or never relaxed policies to begin with, based on an American...Sponsored Article
