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Report: Medicare Advantage Enrollment Sees Continued Growth, but at a Slower Rate
Report: Medicare Advantage Enrollment Sees Continued Growth, but at a Slower Rate Enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans increased by 5.5% this year, or by 1.5 million beneficiaries, according to The Chartis Group. But in 2020, 2021 and 2022, enrollment rose by 1.9 million, 2.2 million and 2.3 million, respectively. Information Courtesy By: Marissa Plescia, #HealthcareNews…
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Q&A: As Congressional Heat Builds on PBMs, What Is the Message From the Industry Lobby?
Q&A: As Congressional Heat Builds on PBMs, What Is the Message From the Industry Lobby? The largest six pharmacy benefit managers are being scrutinized by the Federal Trade Commission, while Congress is debating the Pharmacy Benefit Transparency Act. Meanwhile, states have their own ideas for reining in what they see as excesses of the industry.…
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Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Executive Appointments and Layoff News
Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Executive Appointments and Layoff News Here is a selection of recent executive hires, departures and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry. Information Courtesy By: Katie Adams, #HealthcareNews #Healthcare | Feeds Here is a selection of recent executive hires, departures and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry. Click For More…
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Study: Pregnant Rural Residents Often Have Worse Insurance Coverage Than Urban
Study: Pregnant Rural Residents Often Have Worse Insurance Coverage Than Urban A Michigan Medicine study found that rural residents had higher rates of uninsurance before, during and after pregnancy than urban residents. There were also significant disparities among Hispanic and Indigenous populations, the study found. Information Courtesy By: Marissa Plescia, #HealthcareNews #Healthcare | Feeds A…
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UnitedHealthcare Launches Rewards Program With Wearable Devices
UnitedHealthcare Launches Rewards Program With Wearable Devices UnitedHealthcare Rewards members can earn up to $1,000 per year by meeting daily activity goals, tracking sleep and fulfilling other one-time health activities. The program is intended to incentivize healthy habits, the insurer said. Information Courtesy By: Marissa Plescia, #HealthcareNews #Healthcare | Feeds UnitedHealthcare Rewards members can earn…
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Blue Shield of California Adds Virta Health to Network for Diabetes Care
Blue Shield of California Adds Virta Health to Network for Diabetes Care Virta is available this month to all Blue Shield of California members enrolled in preferred provider organization plans for individual and family, fully insured, self funded and Medicare Advantage. The payer has been working with Virta since 2019 when the digital health company…
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Health Net Tries To Keep Medi-Cal Members Informed As Medicaid Redeterminations Loom
Health Net Tries To Keep Medi-Cal Members Informed As Medicaid Redeterminations Loom Health Net’s “Review to Renew” campaign will leverage print and digital media — such as mail, interactive voice response calls, text messages, social media, digital advertisements and posters — to make Medi-Cal members aware of the end of the continuous enrollment requirement and…
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