Cigna has teamed with Heal in a value-based arrangement whereby the latter will be in-network for Cigna Medicare Advantage customers, providing in-home primary care for seniors, the insurer said last week. The partnership will take root in four states – Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina and South Carolina – and Cigna’s Medicare Advantage customers in those […]

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra touted the benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act, passed in August, in getting more people off the rolls of the uninsured and onto coverage through the Affordable Care Act. HHS celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the ACA a day before open enrollment on November 1. “Tomorrow, the first of […]

Jasmine Agnew, Morehouse School of Medicine’s director for the Master of Science in Health Informatics Program, explains how the school’s IT instruction takes into account the cultural competencies essential to actualize SDOH data.

A new final rule updates Medicare enrollment and eligibility rules as eligible individuals wade through their options during the open enrollment period.

HIMSS is calling on healthcare stakeholders to get involved in two initiatives to help expand access to quality care for underserved and at-risk populations. What are they? We’ll answer that and more in this week’s Top Stories, including what led Cerebral to lay off 20% of its staff, as well as similar cutbacks announced by technology […]

Walmart Health will be expanding its presence in Florida with 16 new health centers, the retailer announced this week; they are expected to be open by the fall of 2023. The locations will span the metro areas of Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa. Dr. David Carmouche, senior vice president, Omnichannel Care Offerings at Walmart, said the […]

Medicare Advantage Star Ratings declined this year as predicted prior to their release on October 6, but Centene said this week that the results were slightly worse than expected.

Data being collected is sometimes inaccurate, and not reflective of populations regarding race or demographics, according to Allison Viola, senior advisor for Health IT at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.

Three physician groups are supporting a second lawsuit brought by the Texas Medical Association against the federal departments responsible for the No Surprises Act implementation. The American Society of Anesthesiologists, the American College of Emergency Physicians and American College of Radiology filed a joint amicus brief with the federal court in Texas on October 19 in […]

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has responded to complaints that recent Medicare Advantage advertisements and marketing materials have been “confusing, misleading or inaccurate,” at least in the minds of consumers.