Category: Health Insurance

Data Note: Prescription Drugs and Older Adults

This data note explores the attitudes and experiences of older adults, ages 65 and up, when it comes to prescription drugs and related policy proposals being discussed. Experiences across different demographic groups are explored, such as household inc…

Medicare to cover expensive CAR T-cell cancer therapy, but questions remain on full cost to hospitals

The therapy costs $375,000 or $475,000, with hospital stays due to adverse effects adding hundreds of thousands of dollars to care.

IPA, insurer launch innovative new partnership to manage social determinants of health

Healthy Alliance IPA, led by former ONC deputy Dr. Jacob Reider, will work with MVP Health Care to connect social services and healthcare providers via the Unite Us technology platform.

Humana and ADVault expand MyDirectives for advance care planning

Medicare began reimbursing physicians for advance-care planning counseling in 2016, but only about a third of adults have such a document.

Aetna helps drive CVSHealth’s 175% net income increase for quarter

CVSHealth continues to make inroads into traditional healthcare, with HealthHUBS in 1,500 locations by 2021.

Doctors Argue Plans To Remedy Surprise Medical Bills Will ‘Shred’ The Safety Net

A case of questionable logic.

Doctors Argue Plans To Remedy Surprise Medical Bills Will ‘Shred’ The Safety Net

A case of questionable logic.

Watch: What Happened To That $500K Dialysis Bill

After journalists investigate, Fresenius, one of the largest dialysis providers in the U.S., has agreed to waive a half-million-dollar bill. Sovereign Valentine, from Plains, Mont., said it’s a “huge relief.”

CVSHealth uses analytics to expand diabetes program, launch hypertension model

The goal is to reduce the incidence of diabetes in a given population by 58% in three years.

Anthem’s PBM IngenioRx is attracting outside insurers

In the build-out of IngenioRx, Anthem has opened a 24/7 pharmacy care center in Las Vegas that will offer dedicated specialty patient care.