Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (Blue Cross) has joined forces with value-based care provider Homeward to expand access to care for Medicare Advantage members living in rural Minnesota...
Humana has announced plans to leave the employer group insurance business and direct its focus toward its government-funded health plan offerings.
The payer’s employer group commercial medical...
Large employers find that employer-sponsored health plans allow them to maintain control over employee health plan choice and healthcare spending in order to streamline coverage for their workforces,...
High deductible health plan (HDHP) enrollees may have a broader selection of health plans and may view pre-deductible coverage for chronic disease prevention care as a deciding factor in health plan...
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (BCBST) has published its first health equity report, revealing the racial care disparities that Tennessee residents face in behavioral healthcare, maternal...
As the US enters a post-pandemic era with the end of the public health emergency, healthcare payers will want to choose the right partners to take them into the next stage. They might locate new...
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana (PHP) is looking to improve primary care access for members by partnering with healthcare provider Premise Health to open a primary care center for clients...
Employer-sponsored health plans paid more than Medicare for most physician-administered drugs with the highest use and the highest spending, according to data published in JAMA Health Forum.
In...
Humana, and its philanthropic arm, the Humana Foundation, have advanced its commitment to health equity by unveiling an advanced strategy that focuses on addressing social determinants of health (SDOH)...
Out-of-pocket costs for buprenorphine prescriptions for opioid use disorder treatment decreased between 2015 and 2020, but costs varied by payer, according to a study published in JAMA Network...
Centene must pay Medi-Cal, California’s state Medicaid program, over $215 million to settle allegations that it two of its managed care plans overcharged the program by reporting inaccurate...
High deductible health plan (HDHP) enrollment hit a record high in 2021, with nearly six out of ten employer-sponsored health plan members enrolled in a high deductible health plan, according to a...
Humana has signed a five-year agreement with ChenMed, solidifying access to in-network, senior-focused primary care for Medicare Advantage members.
The agreement continues the decades-long...
Nearly nine in ten employers plan to adjust their vendor partnerships over the next two years to improve employee wellbeing benefits, according to a survey from Willis Towers Watson (WTW).
The survey...
Two big shifts occurred among employers between 2020 and 2022: more employers reported that their health plans shared safety and quality of care data and more employers did not find their health...
The Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) was among around 50 organizations—including AHIP and Blue Cross Blue Shield Association—to sign a letter to HHS that supported fully aligning...
The average health savings account (HSA) balance increased in 2021, with most account holders contributing more money than they withdrew, according to a report from the Employee Research Benefit...
Aetna’s Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) organization, Aetna Better Health Kids, has contributed $50,000 to help increase access to trauma-informed, affordable healthcare for...
Employers saved more than $1,400 per member per year when employees enrolled in Cigna’s integrated health plan that coordinates medical, pharmacy, and behavioral benefits, according to a study...
Employer-sponsored health plans paid $35.3 billion to cover substance use disorder treatments in 2018, a recent study published by JAMA Network Open found.
The researchers used Merative MarketScan...
