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Physician Assistant Pay Eclipses $110K Annually
Physician assistant pay has topped $110,000 on average as states ease restrictions to allow patients to see PAs amid a doctor shortage.
As Bernie Threatens, Insurers Respond With More Medicare Benefits
Despite Bernie Sanders single payer push to eliminate private health insurers, companies are offering more Medicare benefits under new Trump administration rules.
Anthem Ready To Deal No Matter What Happens With Magellan
Anthem executives say the health insurer is well position for acquisitions, including ‘tuck-in’ Medicare Advantage plans.
Anthem’s Social Determinants Benefits Package Boosts Medicare Enrollment
Anthem said new benefits designed to address social determinants of health helped grow its Medicare Advantage business by 14%.
Anthem Adds 900K Members As IngenioRx PBM Rollout Proceeds
Anthem added more than 900,000 members in its first quarter thanks to growth in its Medicare and Medicaid health plans.
Study: 8M Middle Income Seniors Will Struggle To Afford Housing
Half of middle-income seniors, or nearly 8 million people, will not be able to afford senior housing and related healthcare in 2029, research in the May journal Health Affairs shows.
Centene: RxAdvance PBM Rollout ‘Seamless’ So Far
Centene said it has moved two state Medicaid accounts to the pharmacy benefit manager, RxAdvance, a cloud-based PBM.
Amid FDA Crackdown, Walgreens Will Raise Age To 21 For Tobacco Purchases
Walgreens will require tobacco purchasers to be at least 21 years old effective Sept. 1 of this year in a move to prevent young people from purchasing cigarettes and related tobacco products.
Centene’s Obamacare Enrollment Soars As WellCare Deal Faces Regulators
Centene’s profits from Obamacare and Medicaid continue to soar as it enters the regulatory process for its merger with WellCare Health Plans.
Humana: ‘Unhealthy Days’ For Seniors Drop As Social Determinants Screened
Humana said Medicare Advantage enrollees in cities where they are screened for social determinants of health have seen a 2.7% reduction in their unhealthy days since 2015.
