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Q&AFormer HHS Secretary Tom Price’s vision for the second Trump administration
President-elect Trump will likely resuscitate policies from his first term like Medicaid work requirements, Price said. The former HHS secretary also shared leadership advice for RFK Jr.: Appreciate the expertise of HHS staff.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Dec. 17, 2024 -
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CMS says private Medicare plans can’t automatically deny Biogen’s ALS drug
In a rare move, the U.S. agency behind Medicare is warning Medicare Advantage providers they can’t have blanket policies that deny coverage of Qalsody because it’s “experimental and investigational.”
By Jacob Bell • Dec. 13, 2024 -
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TrendlinePayer/provider relationships
As M&A intensifies and companies embrace more holistic and value-based care models, partnerships have become more closely intertwined.
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Centene lobbies Trump administration to preserve Medicaid, ACA following ‘tragic’ year
The insurer warned Republicans about the political ramifications of cutting healthcare programs during its investor day, which began with a moment of silence for slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Dec. 13, 2024 -
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MedPAC supports add-on payments for low-income Medicare patient care
Commissioners on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission also largely supported recommendations to increase pay for physicians and other health professionals slightly less than inflation in 2026.
By Emily Olsen • Dec. 13, 2024 -
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Democrats question Oz over Medicare Advantage advocacy, UnitedHealth stock
Lawmakers argued Mehmet Oz, who was nominated to oversee the CMS, has pushed to expand MA while owning stock in the largest MA plan provider, UnitedHealth.
By Emily Olsen • Dec. 12, 2024 -
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Consumers who delayed choosing health insurance cite concerns with Trump administration: survey
About half of Americans say they’re worried about how the incoming administration could impact their health insurance, while 22% of people who put off choosing a plan cited the presidential turnover directly.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Dec. 11, 2024 -
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New bipartisan legislation would force insurers, PBMs to sell pharmacy businesses
The PBM Act would make companies like CVS and UnitedHealth that own health insurers or PBMs sell pharmacy assets. That would help independent pharmacies, but may not help patients, according to one expert.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Dec. 11, 2024 -
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FTC warns 21 healthcare marketers against deceptive claims
The warnings come less than a week after the fatal shooting of a UnitedHealthcare CEO unleashed expressions of anger on social media about health insurer practices.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Dec. 10, 2024 -
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Premiums could rise, millions could lose coverage if enhanced ACA subsidies expire: CBO
The number of uninsured Americans will increase by 3.8 million on average each year from 2026 to 2034 if the subsidies lapse, according to an estimate by the Congressional Budget Office.
By Emily Olsen • Dec. 10, 2024 -
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Health insurers remove executive bios, images from websites after UnitedHealthcare CEO killing
UnitedHealth, Elevance and some BCBS plans have deleted senior leadership pages from their corporate sites, while Centene and CVS scrubbed images of their executives online.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Dec. 6, 2024 -
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Elevance cancels plan to cap anesthesia coverage for surgeries
The insurer’s Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield subsidiary is pulling the controversial policy, citing “significant widespread misinformation.”
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Dec. 5, 2024 -
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Industry condolences, social media vitriol follow UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing
Brian Thompson’s death set off a flood of darkly celebratory social media posts offset by solemn remembrances from his peers and other healthcare leaders.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Dec. 5, 2024 -
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About 1 in 3 retail pharmacies have closed since 2010: study
Independent pharmacies were more likely to shut down, possibly because they’re more often excluded from pharmacy benefit managers’ networks, according to research published in Health Affairs.
By Emily Olsen • Dec. 4, 2024 -
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UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in NYC
The NYPD confirmed the shooting, which cut UnitedHealth’s investor conference short on Wednesday morning. The company said it is “deeply saddened and shocked” by Thompson’s passing.
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CMS recalculates Medicare Advantage stars for UnitedHealth, Centene
After both insurers challenged the agency in court, the CMS improved scores for 12 UnitedHealth contracts and seven Centene contracts.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Dec. 4, 2024 -
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Humana CFO Susan Diamond to step down
Celeste Mellet, currently the finance chief at an infrastructure investment fund, will take on the insurer’s CFO role in early January.
By Emily Olsen • Dec. 3, 2024 -
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8 experts on leveraging AI in healthcare
Healthcare organizations must carefully vet AI tools, address patient concerns and keep an eye on standards and regulation, according to industry experts who spoke at a Healthcare Dive virtual event.
By Sydney Halleman • Dec. 3, 2024 -
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Discover how real-time clinical data exchange enhances payer operations, care quality and efficiency.
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Nearly a quarter of Americans are underinsured: report
Twenty-three percent of working-age adults with health insurance face high out-of-pocket costs that make it difficult to afford care, according to a survey by the Commonwealth Fund.
By Emily Olsen • Nov. 27, 2024 -
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CMS proposes new guardrails on Medicare Advantage prior authorizations, marketing
The Biden administration is attempting to push through a slew of reforms to the controversial MA program in its final months in power, though it will need the Trump administration’s buy-in to get them across the finish line.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Nov. 27, 2024 -
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Biden administration proposes Medicare, Medicaid coverage of pricey weight loss drugs
About 7.4 million Americans with obesity could have insurance coverage for drugs like Wegovy if the Trump administration allows the rule to go into effect — at the cost of $40 billion to federal and state governments.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Nov. 26, 2024 -
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CMS ordered to recalculate UnitedHealthcare’s 2025 MA stars
A Texas federal judge has sided with UnitedHealthcare in determining regulators messed up calculating its Medicare Advantage quality scores for next year. The decision could have big implications for similar pending cases.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Nov. 25, 2024 -
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AI could be ‘transformational’ for payers, experts say
Insurers could save 20% in administrative costs and 10% in medical costs by harnessing the technology, experts said during a panel hosted by Healthcare Dive.
By Susanna Vogel • Updated Nov. 25, 2024 -
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GLP-1 drug coverage for obesity making inroads with large employers: Mercer
In 2024, coverage for obesity drugs increased to 44% among employers with 500 or more workers, compared to 41% last year, the survey found.
By Ginger Christ • Nov. 22, 2024 -
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Healthcare costs are going to increase by double digits again, per WTW
While some factors are out of employers’ control, it’s up to companies to balance rising costs with budget expectations, experts said.
By Caroline Colvin • Nov. 21, 2024
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