Average Medicare Advantage star rating decreases

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The average star rating for Medicare Advantage plans decreased for 2023, after CMS implemented methodology changes in the way contracts are rated and ended most pandemic-era provisions.

Payers are steering their members to Mark Cuban’s pharmacy

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Mark Cuban’s online pharmacy, Cost Plus Drug Co., is grabbing the attention of insurers, and the company has now nabbed its first payer partner, Capital Blue Cross. 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina adds fall prevention partnership

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is working with nonprofit Green & Healthy Homes Initiative to help minimize the risk of in-home falls, the insurer said Oct. 5. 

States reluctant to use Medicaid to expand abortion access

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In the two months since President Joe Biden signed an executive order encouraging states to use Medicaid to help cover costs for people who cross state lines for abortions, none have acted on the offer, Politico reported Oct. 4. 

Aetna in the headlines: 8 recent updates

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Here are eight recent stories Becker’s has covered about the insurer and its parent company, CVS Health, since Sept. 20: 

States should invest in Medicare, Medicaid integration: Viewpoint

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State Medicaid agencies should invest more in improving care for dual-eligible beneficiaries, healthcare strategists say in an Oct. 6 article for Health Affairs.