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Singapore unveils online health insurance planning tool and more briefs

Healthcare It News

MARCH 27, 2025

Singapore launches online health insurance planning tool Singapore's Ministry of Health and the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board have unveiled a digital tool for health insurance planning.

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Offering health insurance is becoming less lucrative

Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In the third quarter, the seven major publicly traded insurers’ medical loss ratios increased an average of 3.3 percentage points year over year — a major jump in medical costs.

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Nirvana Raises $24.2M Series A to Revolutionize Health Insurance Verification

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 15, 2024

By leveraging AI, Nirvana provides instant verification of insurance and highly accurate cost estimates to providers and their patients. Nirvana ’s platform sheds light into the opaque world of healthcare benefits.

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Trends shaping the business of health insurance in 2024

Healthcare Dive

JANUARY 16, 2024

The uninsured rate will rise. Medicare Advantage enrollment will swell, with fewer sweeping regulatory changes. Major pharmacy benefit managers will launch more transparent products. Here’s what experts see coming down the pike for 2024.

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Medicaid overtakes Medicare Advantage as health insurers’ bogeyman in Q2

Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 15, 2024

Despite challenges in Medicaid and MA, major insurers still posted large earnings in the second quarter — many helped by growing health services divisions.

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The health of a community depends on fair health insurance practices

Healthcare Dive

MARCH 17, 2023

Access to local and convenient care is critical for a community’s health. However, the current approach from payers puts this at risk, argues Antonio Rios, chief of population health at Northeast Georgia Health System.

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Health insurance customer experience starts at open enrollment

Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Why health plan consumer experience matters; from the perspective of a stressed-out son.

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Biggest takeaways from health insurers’ third-quarter earnings

Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Many payers beat Wall Street expectations in the quarter, despite ongoing utilization concerns. Other hot topics? Medicare Advantage stars, Medicaid redeterminations, individual exchange growth and GLP-1s.

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Rising health insurance premiums linked to wage stagnation, study finds

Healthcare Dive

JANUARY 17, 2024

Families with employer-sponsored plans missed out on an average of more than $125,000 in earnings over more than three decades as premiums increased, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

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Health insurers ignore surprise billing decisions, providers allege

Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 4, 2023

Payers didn’t reimburse doctors in more than half of arbitration award cases, according to a survey from clinician group Americans for Fair Health Care.

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Nearly 1 in 4 gig workers lacks health insurance, survey finds

Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

A majority of those workers cited affordability as the main barrier to getting coverage, according to a poll from insurance broker Stride Health.

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The Health Insurance Premium for a Family Averages $25,572 in 2024 – KFF’s Annual Update on Employer-Sponsored Benefits

Health Populi

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The premium for employer-sponsored health plans grew by 6-7% between 2023 and 2024, according to the report on Employer Health Benefits 2024 Annual Survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation, KFF’s 26th annual study into U.S. companies’ spending on workers’ health care. will indeed keep on keepin’ on.

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AdventHealth sues MultiPlan for alleged ‘cartel’ with health insurers to fix prices

Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 14, 2023

The health system alleges providers have lost at least $19 billion per year as a direct result of MultiPlan’s anticompetitive agreements with major payers, including UnitedHealth, Aetna and Elevance.

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Georgetown CHIR & Association of Health Care Journalists Release Update to Health Insurance Tool

Center for Health Insurance Reform

JANUARY 9, 2025

The Association of Health Care Journalists has released an updated, interactive 50-state Media Guide to help journalists navigate the complexities of the U.S. health care system, offering detailed data on health insurance coverage, state policies, and regulatory agencies.

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Nearly half of consumers are in debt due to medical bills, survey finds

Healthcare Dive

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Many are struggling to afford their private health insurance and are unprepared for a medical emergency, a poll conducted for telehealth provider Babylon showed.

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Mary Lou Retton’s Explanation of Health Insurance Takes Some Somersaults

Kaiser Health News

JANUARY 12, 2024

Still, “we know from surveys and other data that, even 10 years on, a lot of people are unaware there are premium subsidies available through ACA marketplaces,” said Sabrina Corlette , co-director of the Center on Health Insurance Reform at Georgetown University. 1 and runs until Jan. 16 in most states.

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AMA sues MultiPlan, insurers alleging ‘cartel’ to fix physician prices

Healthcare Dive

OCTOBER 25, 2024

MultiPlan, which denies the allegations, has been sued dozens of times over concerns the company is conspiring with health insurers to underpay doctors for out-of-network care.

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CMS’ first No Surprises audit targets Aetna, finds some noncompliance

Healthcare Dive

JULY 12, 2024

The findings are a “big deal,” according to one expert, as CVS’ health insurer didn’t follow some “major requirements that are essential to ensuring that the IDR process runs smoothly.”

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Appeals court upholds ACA’s preventive services mandate, but opens door to future challenges

Healthcare Dive

JUNE 24, 2024

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision Friday is a win for the upwards of 150 million people that receive health insurance through their employers. However, it paves the way for future lawsuits from opponents of the ACA.

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Nearly a quarter of Americans are underinsured: report

Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Twenty-three percent of working-age adults with health insurance face high out-of-pocket costs that make it difficult to afford care, according to a survey by the Commonwealth Fund.

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Cigna, Humana in talks to merge: WSJ

Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

health insurance industry, and would almost certainly face a regulatory challenge. The merger would have major effects for the makeup of the U.S.

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Blue Shield of California is promising a simpler, cheaper pharmacy benefits model. Can it deliver?

Healthcare Dive

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Big questions hang over the California health insurer's bold experiment — having five vendors carry out PBM functions previously performed by one — that could threaten BSCA's expected savings.

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Humana sues HHS over calamitous Medicare Advantage star ratings decrease

Healthcare Dive

OCTOBER 21, 2024

It’s the latest in a string of lawsuits from health insurers scrambling to protect their prized quality scores and the money that ratings represent.

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A Cigna-Humana merger could face a long regulatory delay. But it might get approved.

Healthcare Dive

DECEMBER 4, 2023

As rumors swirl that the two major health insurers are inching toward a merger, experts say antitrust agencies have grounds to block a deal — but may not be successful.

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Millions of Americans Remain Uninsured or Underinsured Despite ACA Gains

HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

What You Should Know: – A new report from the Commonwealth Fund reveals that despite significant progress in expanding health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), millions of Americans still lack adequate and affordable healthcare.

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Insurers brace for continued Medicare Advantage medical costs

Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The big question coming out of the health insurance earnings season is how much elevated utilization among seniors will carry over into 2024.

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Centene names new COO following leadership turnover

Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Current SVP Susan Smith will take the reins as the health insurer’s chief operating executive starting next year.

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Insurance lobby blasts Medicare Advantage audit rule

Healthcare Dive

JANUARY 31, 2023

America’s Health Insurance Plans lobby said the rule seeking to claw back billions of dollars from health insurers is unlawful and fatally flawed.

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CMS requires 30 states to pause Medicaid disenrollments after systems error

Healthcare Dive

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Nearly 500,000 people will regain Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage after being improperly removed from the rolls during redeterminations, according to the HHS.

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Molina, Elevance nab Iowa Medicaid contracts on heels of California win

Healthcare Dive

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Iowa will soon have three health insurers to manage its $7 billion Medicaid program.

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Humana becomes second major payer to flag higher outpatient volumes in Q2

Healthcare Dive

JUNE 16, 2023

Pent-up demand for healthcare delayed during COVID-19 is making a reappearance, pressuring medical costs for health insurers that had a financial windfall during the pandemic.

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HHS pauses surprise billing arbitration after Texas court decision

Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The process by which health insurers and medical providers hash out payments for surprise bills is still in flux due to a series of lawsuits threatening the dispute resolution process.

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Bright Health explores sale of California MA business

Healthcare Dive

MAY 1, 2023

The move, if completed, would mean the end of the company as a health insurer.

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Cigna is still interested in Medicare

Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The health insurer sees Medicare Advantage as an area for future growth, despite selling the division for $3.7 billion earlier this week. Cigna’s CEO called the sale a “win-win” on a call with investors Friday.

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Humana posts big loss, dour outlook on Medicare Advantage cost spike

Healthcare Dive

JANUARY 24, 2024

The health insurer’s stock plunged Thursday morning following its 2023 results, which fell startlingly short of Wall Street’s expectations.

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UnitedHealth under antitrust investigation by DOJ: reports

Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Regulators are reportedly looking into the massive healthcare conglomerate’s potential anticompetitive effects, including the relationship between its health insurer UnitedHealthcare and physician network Optum.

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Elevance lays off more employees

Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The health insurer has quietly laid off thousands of employees since September, according to sources.

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China to pilot standards for virtual primary care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

A study proposed increasing health insurance reimbursements, reducing out-of-pocket expenses of patients, and providing patient discounts as ways to address people's reluctance. Enterprise Taxonomy: Telehealth Patient Access Population and Public Health Healthcare Reform Regulation Care Public Policy

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Health Care, AI, and the Law: An Emerging Regulatory Landscape in California

Bill of Health

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Finally, SB 1120 limits the degree to which health insurers can use AI to determine medical necessity for member health care services. SB 1223 amended the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 to include neural data as sensitive personal information, whose collection and use companies can be directed to limit.

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AHIP’s new ad spot targets pharma over drug costs as Congress scrutinizes PBMs

Healthcare Dive

APRIL 25, 2023

The marketing push comes as lawmakers take a harder look at pharmacy benefit managers, drug purchasing middlemen that are often owned by health insurance companies.

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Elevance, BCBSLA pause $2.5B merger amid regulatory scrutiny

Healthcare Dive

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The health insurers originally expected their merger to close before the end of 2023, but have hit snags receiving the regulatory green light in Louisiana.

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ACA marketplace premiums poised to jump

Healthcare Dive

JULY 19, 2022

Health insurers' preliminary filings with state regulators point to a 10% median bump in rates for enrollees in 2023, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.

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Envision Healthcare files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Healthcare Dive

MAY 15, 2023

The physician staffing firm suffered from declining profits amid hurdles from the COVID-19 pandemic, prolonged legal battles with health insurers over reimbursement and regulatory crackdowns on surprise billing.

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Senator probes MA exchanges’ marketing tactics

Healthcare Dive

JANUARY 24, 2024

The head of the Senate Finance Committee sent letters to several health insurance exchanges on Tuesday, as part of an inquiry into allegedly predatory Medicare Advantage marketing to seniors.

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Singapore unveils online health insurance planning tool and more briefs

Offering health insurance is becoming less lucrative

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Nirvana Raises $24.2M Series A to Revolutionize Health Insurance Verification

Webinars

Trends shaping the business of health insurance in 2024

Medicaid overtakes Medicare Advantage as health insurers’ bogeyman in Q2

The health of a community depends on fair health insurance practices

Health insurance customer experience starts at open enrollment

Biggest takeaways from health insurers’ third-quarter earnings

Rising health insurance premiums linked to wage stagnation, study finds

Health insurers ignore surprise billing decisions, providers allege

Nearly 1 in 4 gig workers lacks health insurance, survey finds

The Health Insurance Premium for a Family Averages $25,572 in 2024 – KFF’s Annual Update on Employer-Sponsored Benefits

AdventHealth sues MultiPlan for alleged ‘cartel’ with health insurers to fix prices

Georgetown CHIR & Association of Health Care Journalists Release Update to Health Insurance Tool

Nearly half of consumers are in debt due to medical bills, survey finds

Mary Lou Retton’s Explanation of Health Insurance Takes Some Somersaults

AMA sues MultiPlan, insurers alleging ‘cartel’ to fix physician prices

CMS’ first No Surprises audit targets Aetna, finds some noncompliance

Appeals court upholds ACA’s preventive services mandate, but opens door to future challenges

Nearly a quarter of Americans are underinsured: report

Cigna, Humana in talks to merge: WSJ

Blue Shield of California is promising a simpler, cheaper pharmacy benefits model. Can it deliver?

Humana sues HHS over calamitous Medicare Advantage star ratings decrease

A Cigna-Humana merger could face a long regulatory delay. But it might get approved.

Millions of Americans Remain Uninsured or Underinsured Despite ACA Gains

Insurers brace for continued Medicare Advantage medical costs

Centene names new COO following leadership turnover

Insurance lobby blasts Medicare Advantage audit rule

CMS requires 30 states to pause Medicaid disenrollments after systems error

Molina, Elevance nab Iowa Medicaid contracts on heels of California win

Humana becomes second major payer to flag higher outpatient volumes in Q2

HHS pauses surprise billing arbitration after Texas court decision

Bright Health explores sale of California MA business

Cigna is still interested in Medicare

Humana posts big loss, dour outlook on Medicare Advantage cost spike

UnitedHealth under antitrust investigation by DOJ: reports

Elevance lays off more employees

China to pilot standards for virtual primary care

Health Care, AI, and the Law: An Emerging Regulatory Landscape in California

AHIP’s new ad spot targets pharma over drug costs as Congress scrutinizes PBMs

Elevance, BCBSLA pause $2.5B merger amid regulatory scrutiny

ACA marketplace premiums poised to jump

Envision Healthcare files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Senator probes MA exchanges’ marketing tactics

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