While CMS is taking steps this year to make shopping on insurance marketplaces easier, Medicare beneficiaries are looking for additional ways to shop for coverage, according to a report from eHealth.
Care Coordination
Hospitals and health systems in Colorado will now coordinate patient transfers on a statewide level as high COVID-19 patient volumes create mounting concerns about hospital capacity, the Colorado Hospital Association said Nov. 3.
Benedictine St. Gertrude's in Shakopee, Minn., is the first skilled nursing facility in Minnesota to partner with the state in an effort to relieve hospitals overwhelmed by an increasing number of COVID-19 patients, according to a Nov. 2 press release.
Premise Health will take over operations at several of Humana's wellness centers under a partnership between the provider and insurer, Premise said Nov. 2.
The Minnesota Department of Human Services has chosen UnitedHealthcare to administer the state's Medicaid program, effective Jan. 1, 2022, UnitedHealth Group announced Nov. 2.
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A survey from Hint Health, a direct primary care management platform, found that the majority of consumers are interested in cutting payers entirely out of their employer-sponsored coverage.
Centene subsidiary WellCare is bringing Iora Primary Care practices in Houston, Charlotte, N.C., and seven Georgia cities into its network.
Jefferson Health finalized its acquisition of Temple Health's ownership interest in not-for-profit HMO Health Partners Plans.
Michigan-based Health Alliance Plan is signing on as an Aetna Signature Administrator, providing its members with access to 1.4 million providers outside the state.
After ending its old contract Oct. 1, UnitedHealthcare and Hickory, N.C.-based Catawba Valley Health System announced a new agreement Oct. 28.