Cigna’s Evernorth, Kaiser Permanente Ink 5-Year Network Agreement
May 24, 2022
Cigna’s Evernorth and Kaiser Permanente have inked a multi-year network agreement that aims to drive greater convenience and affordability. The five-year […] Read More
ACA/Health Reform Posts
Income Impacts How Employees Use HDHPs
May 24, 2022
Higher salary employees are more likely to seek regular preventive care, while low-income workers have higher emergency services utilization. Read More
Payers, Providers And States Likely Have More Time Until COVID-19 Health Emergency Ends
May 24, 2022
The healthcare industry likely has until this fall to face the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) as […] Read More
AHIP Presses Congress, White House To Ramp Up Scrutiny Of Private Equity Provider Deals
May 24, 2022
Health insurance trade group AHIP is calling for the White House and Congress to increase scrutiny of private equity control […] Read More
For ACA Enrollees, How Much Premiums Rise Next Year is Mostly up to Congress
May 24, 2022
Health insurers are now submitting to state regulators proposed 2023 premiums for plans offered on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) […] Read More
Insurance Lobby Calls For Greater Oversight Of Private Equity Transactions
May 24, 2022
The health insurance industry wants politicians to demand more transparency from private capital healthcare deals and increase oversight from health […] Read More
New Covered California Leader Urges Renewal of Enhanced Federal Aid for Health Premiums
May 24, 2022
When she was Pennsylvania’s insurance commissioner, Jessica Altman, the appointee of a Democratic governor, often bumped against the political limits of […] Read More
Report: US Plant Closure Portends Drug Shortages—Some Critical
May 24, 2022
In its first analysis, the newly formed End Drug Shortages Alliance (EDSA) warns that the recent shuttering of a troubled Teva […] Read More
Anthem Shareholders OK Rebrand As Elevance Health
May 24, 2022
Anthem’s shareholders have signed off on the insurer’s corporate rebrand as Elevance Health. With the shareholder approval, Anthem will commemorate the name […] Read More
Rising Google Searches For Procedures Suggest Recovering Demand, Analysts Say
May 17, 2022
Dive Brief: * Searches on Google for 20 common, nonemergent procedures are above pre-pandemic levels, providing another data point that indicates […] Read More