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Strategy
Azar Says Federal Law Had Preexisting Conditions Covered Before ACA. Not so Much.HHS secretary says preexisting conditions have the protections originally offered under HIPAA.
Finance
Private Insurance Rates up to 2.5x Higher Than Medicare RatesKFF stated that increased provider consolidation as a result of the pandemic could lead to hospitals gaining additional leverage to...
Strategy
2021 Health Plans Granted Leeway to Limit Consumers' Benefit from Drug CouponsAdvocates for consumers with chronic conditions say the rule will make it harder for patients who rely on very expensive...
Strategy
487K Gained Coverage Through Special Enrollment Period for Loss of Minimum Essential CoverageCMS stated that 487,000 people gained coverage through health insurance exchanges using the HealthCare.gov platform during the loss of MEC...
Clinical Care
High-Deductible Health Plans Disproportionately Hurting Black Cancer SurvivorsA new study finds that Black cancer survivors on high-deductible health plans face more cost-related barriers to care than white...
Finance
Unsubsidized Families Face More than $25K in Annual Premiums and Deductibles Buying ACA PlansThe average monthly premium for an individual was $456, according to the survey, up 68% since 2014.
Strategy
Medicaid Expansion Could Have Covered an Additional 4M People in 2020Uninsured numbers in ?holdout states? would have dropped by 28% under ?typical circumstances,? an Urban Institute analysis found.
Strategy
Nearly Half of ACA Enrollment in 2018 Came Through BCBS PlansAn Urban Institute analysis found marketplace enrollees chose name-brand insurance over Medicaid, but Medicaid enrollment is still growing.
Finance
Who's Most Guilty of Surprise Billing? Pathologists. New Health Care Cost Institute research shows that although more than half of providers in each specialty never billed out...
Strategy
Centene, Health Net, Lawyers Slapped with $1.1B RICO SuitNow-defunct Sovereign Health says the defendants schemed to deny payments so they could recoup $390 million Centene lost when it...
Finance
Molina Reaffirms 2020 Guidance, Announces $820M Deal With MagellanThe Long Beach, California?based insurer reported total revenue above $4.5 billion for Q1.