The tax is scheduled to go into effect in 2020.
Category: Health Insurance
Mayor Pete Buttigieg unveils plan to reduce inequities in healthcare access
Buttigieg would combat racial and gender bias in part by redirecting funding to under-resourced communities.
Anthem Blue Cross Gets Flagged And Fined More Than Other Insurers
Anthem Blue Cross has received a disproportionate share of violations and fines from California’s largest health insurance regulator, mostly related to its mishandling of patient grievances.
Horizon BCBSNJ and MOBE partner on reinsurance model for cost savings
Targeted services for frequent users come at no cost to the insurer or individual, but results in savings for the health plan.
Candidates Are Betting Big On Health. Is That What Voters Really Want?
Polls show that health care is at the top of voters’ issues, but the polls also say Democrats, let alone other Americans, are not ready for “Medicare for All.”
Affordable Care Act open enrollment figures jump in Week 4
With less than two weeks to enroll, both the number of new and renewing consumers increased this year over last.
CVS Health to acquire IlliniCare Health in agreement with Centene
Centene will retain IlliniCare’s Medicare-Medicaid Alignment Initiative business and its YouthCare foster care contract, set for February.
Partners HealthCare announces rebranding to Mass General Brigham
The new name aligns more closely to the system’s academic medical centers and is being launched at the same time as a five-year strategic plan.
Volume growth contributes to improved hospital margins in October, finds Kaufman Hall
Decreased labor expenses also contributed to the strong financial performance for the month, though non-labor expenses increased.
2019 was the year of the patient
From HIMSS19 in February, when CMS Administrator Seema Verma said patients need immediate access to their health information, the hits have just kept on coming.
