Medicare & Medicaid
More plans will offer meals, nutrition, transportation or in-home support services at a $0 premium in 2022.
The AHA is concerned about prior authorization procedures causing delays in care, potentially leading to negative clinical outcomes.
By deploying automation with built-in compliance, payers offering MA plans can rely on a "digital workforce."
Since not shopping around can have an impact on enrollees' coverage and costs, CMS recommends they review and compare plans each year.
The loans help improve health equity by ensuring that clinicians working in high-need communities remain in them.
This week's top stories include 73 health plans earning five-star ratings for 2022, up from 21 in 2021, and Mandiant blaming FIN12 for multiple ransomware attacks on hospitals and other provider organizations.
Similar shares of Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare enrollees report that their out-of-pocket costs make it difficult to obtain care.
About 83% of all voters favor letting the federal government negotiate drug prices, including majorities across all political stripes.
UHC, Humana and Kaiser Permanente all ranked highly as the number with 5 stars plans tripled this year compared to 2020.
The move is a response to the limited health plan options among Medicare-eligible patients in North Carolina's rural communities, the insurer says.