An executive order signed by President Trump will lighten rules on association health plans (AHPs), which could allow groups of businesses to provide lower cost insurance without essential health...
Health plans may not be effectively communicating with consumers about member benefits and largely fail to understand their members’ health and financial needs, a survey from Healthmine...
A bipartisan bill to continue CHIP funding for five more years and transition to a state-federal partnership will move to a Senate vote after being approved by the Senate Finance Committee.
The...
The National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) argues that a hasty passage of the Medicaid reforms presented in the Graham-Cassidy bill will have significant consequences for public payer...
State health insurance markets and their individual insurance exchanges have faced regular instability in the form of payer exits, imbalanced risk pools, and rising premiums that push out new and...
AHIP believes that passage of the Graham-Cassidy Bill making the rounds in the Senate would adversely affect payer market through policies that destabilize the health insurance markets, reduce patient...
While the Affordable Care Act (ACA) produced significant coverage gains for veterans, currently proposed repeal actions could hit this population particularly hard, according to a study from RAND...
In order to protect healthcare consumers and stabilize the ACA marketplace, Congress must pass legislation that creates affordable and accessible coverage options, protects Medicaid and Medicare...
Eight state governors have outlined their proposals for a health insurance market stabilization plan that would control premium increases and improve competition in the federal and state health...
Medicaid has steadily provided low-income patients with quality healthcare coverage and could further improve by addressing problematic areas through outcomes-based innovation and data analytics...
Boston Children’s Hospital and Cleveland Clinic have announced a partnership to provide complex pediatric heart care through Cleveland Clinic’s national employer-based insurance...
In the early hours of Friday morning, the Senate failed to pass its attempt at a “skinny repeal” of the Affordable Care Act, which would have eliminated the tax penalties associated with...
While two-sided risk arrangements are attractive for healthcare payers, even experienced accountable care organizations (ACOs) are wary of jumping into contracts which make them financially responsible...
After a nail-biting procedural vote on Tuesday afternoon that required Vice President Mike Pence to break the tie, the Senate continued its tumultuous afternoon by voting down the Better Care...
In a 50-50 procedural vote, Vice President Mike Pence broke the tie as the US Senate voted to open debate for a future vote on American Health Care Act (AHCA), and the possible addition of...
UPDATE: GOP Senators delayed the vote on the BCRA until after the July 4th congressional recess.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released their revised cost estimate on the new...
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has partnered with Ohio-based Premier Health to expand its value-based care offerings to its employer-based, individual and Medicare Advantage members.
The agreement...
As state and federal regulators debate the future of Medicaid spending, health researchers have identified the need for flexibility and innovation in Medicaid policies involving payment models,...
Two new provider-based health insurance plans will be available in 2018, as Aetna and Oscar Health align with Sutter Health and the Cleveland Clinic, respectively, to offer new coverage options for...
Payers see the move towards value-based care as a permanent fixture in the nation’s healthcare delivery system, with 82 percent of organizations responding to a Quest Diagnostics and Inovalon...
