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CMS will delay updates to hospital star ratings until 2021
A few stakeholders recommended removing or suspending the overall star ratings from Hospital Compare until changes are made.
St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield target high cost claims
CMS to display the star ratings for Affordable Care Act exchange plans
The price of plans will be included to create competition in the market that opens for 2020 starting November 1.
Insurers’ collective premium rate increases are less than 1% for 2020 ACA plans
Numerous states reported requested rate decreases and only three have double-digit increases.
Tufts and Harvard Pilgrim to merge, creating large nonprofit insurer
The new organization, yet to be named, will be one of the largest nonprofit health organizations in Massachusetts and the surrounding region.
Pharmacy benefit managers keep less than 1% percent of rebates for Medicare Part D drugs, GAO says
Part D plan sponsors mainly used five PBMs in 2016: CVS Caremark, OptumRx, Express Scripts, Medimpact and Argus.
Bright Health to expand its health plan model to 13 new markets for 2020
The expansion marks a nearly 300% increase in product offerings compared to 2019.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, Sempre Health, partner to influence prescription drug behavior
Medication adherence and refilling on time rewards members through copay discounts.
More than half of rural hospitals could close under a public health option
The demand for telemedicine – seen as an elixir for rural health accessibility – has put extreme demands on limited program funding, FCC says.
Medical devices pose cybersecurity and patient threat
Security breaches can happen outside of the four walls of a hospital.
