Population Health
This is Cityblock's fourth partnership with a Centene regional plan.
President Trump directed HHS and the CDC to evaluate the scientific evidence of childhood vaccinations in other peer, developed nations.
The insurer was set to limit reimbursement, starting Jan. 1, 2026, for remote physiologic services to heart failure and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
The money must be spent on sustainable initiatives such as reducing avoidable readmissions or length of stays, expenses that need data and analytics to start bending the cost curve, says Anna Basevich, SVP at Arcadia.
Vote on an extension is expected next month after four Republicans went against GOP leadership.
The longer duration, along with improved benchmarks and risk adjustment, is expected to attract a broader range of ACOs.
In the best case scenario, hospitals “are getting 20% less than the lowest workman’s comp fee schedule in the country,” says Zachary Schultz of EnableComp.
Among a number of moves at Humana, former Amazon VP of Healthcare Aaron Martin will become president of Medicare Advantage.
Democratic bill would extend ACA subsidies while GOP plan focuses on Health Savings Accounts.
America’s Health Insurance Plans also responds to GAO report on fraud risk in the program.