Rejecting Hospital Concerns, Administration Expands Association Plans
June 19—Despite calls from major hospital groups to drop a proposed expansion of association health plans (AHPs), the Trump administration has finalized those rules.
June 4-8: High-Deductible Health Plans Draw Congressional Scrutiny
May 31—Amid record-breaking enrollment in high-deductible health plans (HDHPs), a congressional panel plans to examine their growth and consider policies to bolster health savings accounts.
How MA Plans Are Changing VBID Approaches
May 18—Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are evolving their approaches in the expanding Medicare pilot for value-based insurance design (VBID).
A Look at Two Blues’ Distinct Approaches to Changing the Healthcare Model
May 16—Two dominant not-for-profit health plans—both Blue Cross insurers—are moving aggressively in very different directions.
Ask the Experts: Credit Balances
How do other Florida hospitals initiate and work credit balances?
New MA Rules Benefit Provider-Sponsored Plans
April 18—Recently announced Medicare Advantage (MA) rates and rule changes could help sometimes-struggling provider-sponsored plans improve their performance.
Ask the Experts: Cost Sharing Programs
I am looking for more information about how to manage patients covered by cost sharing programs.
Medicare Advantage Rates, Policies Draw Insurer Praise
April 3—Medicare Advantage (MA) plans received an unexpected pay boost and generally beneficial policies in the final call letter and rules issued this week for 2019.
March 19-23 Policy Watch: Push to Include ACA Marketplace Stabilization in Funding Bill
March 15—Healthcare leaders are renewing their push to include a stabilization measure in a must-pass federal funding bill that is required by the end of next week.
How One ACA Insurer Had Its Best Year in 2018
March 6—In a year when individual-market insurance enrollment dipped nationally, the dominant insurer in Florida had its largest enrollment yet.