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COVID-19 surges put pressure on nonprofit hospital margins
More patients is resulting in a self-induced postponement of non-emergent surgical cases, resulting in lower hospital revenues.
Blue Cross NC’s Blue Premier program saved $197 million in 2020
The impact of Blue Premier appeared to grow last year as providers made gains in quality and cost measures.
Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs saved $4.1 billion in 2020
ACOs also hit an average quality score of 97.8%, and 60 ACOs earned a perfect score of 100.
Existing technologies paved the way for mass vaccination efforts
Vaccine enthusiasm may have waned in recent months, with vaccine hesitancy prevalent among those who are reluctant to get their COVID-19 shots.
Existing technologies paved the way for mass vaccination efforts
For Arizona’s HonorHealth, distributing the COVID-19 vaccine was more about using what already existed.
Cigna expands ACA marketplace plans to more states
Major health insurer Cigna said this week it will expand its presence on the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges, pushing into markets in three new states for the 2022 plan year.
Statistics show large pandemics are more likely than previously thought
The COVID-19 pandemic may be the deadliest viral outbreak the world has seen in more than a century. But statistically, such extreme events aren’t as rare as we may think, according to a new analysis of novel disease outbreaks over the past 400 years.
BCBS teams with Cityblock Health on primary care for Medicaid and MA members
Five clinics serving Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) members are partnering with Cityblock Health, a healthcare provider for Medicaid and lower-income Medicare beneficiaries, in an effort to support Medicaid managed care in…
House advances reconciliation bills aimed at expanding Medicaid reproductive care coverage
The resolution unlocks the reconciliation process, by which Congress can expand Medicaid to an estimated four million more people.
CMS expands Medicare payments for at-home COVID-19 vaccinations
The policy is meant to ensure that at-risk patients in smaller settings have the same opportunities as others to receive the vaccination.
