Ninety-one bipartisan members of Congress have joined in objecting to a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed rule for minimum staffing levels at nursing homes.

Payers have seen success in improving health outcomes by taking a holistic approach to member interventions, says Leah Dewey, vice president of Cotiviti.

An 11th Circuit panel in Atlanta has upheld a class action settlement in a $2.7 billion antitrust case against the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, which means benefits will now be distributed to the subscribers who sued Blue Cross more than a decade ago.

Health equity index measures will be used in determining a plan’s bonus payments, says Christie Teigland, Ph.D., vice president of Research Science and Advanced Analytics at Inovalon.