Month: February 2023
To improve the accessibility of price information for commercial health care consumers and other stakeholders, the departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury implemented the Transparency in Coverage Final Rule (hereafter, the Insurer Price Transparency Rule) in October 2020. The rule has two key provisions for all insurers offering individual and group commercial health insurance ...
The Biden administration is proposing to increase Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D plan payments by 1.03% for 2024 amid other changes to the programs’ risk adjustment model. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the advance notice of methodological changes for MA capitation rates and payment policies for MA and Part D. ...
As part of its new virtual primary care service, CVS Health is expanding telehealth-based mental health care to include appointments with licensed therapists and psychiatrists. The retail drugstore giant announced its virtual care offering last May to give consumers access to primary care, on-demand care, chronic condition management and mental health services. CVS executives say the virtual primary care offering is ...