Pent-up demand for healthcare delayed during COVID-19 is making a reappearance, pressuring medical costs for health insurers that had a financial windfall during the pandemic.| Healthcare Dive
The payer beat Wall Street expectations in the first quarter on both earnings and revenue, which reached $39 billion.| Healthcare Dive
States began disenrolling ineligible beneficiaries from Medicaid earlier this year in an event the CMS has called the biggest health coverage transition since the first ACA open enrollment.| Healthcare Dive
The insurer expects its medical loss ratio in the second quarter to reach or exceed its full-year target. UnitedHealth’s stock, along with that of other major Medicare payers, fell in Wednesday morning trading as a result.| Healthcare Dive
Volatility in MA stars for the 2023 plan year is raising questions around the earnings outlooks issued by payers.| Healthcare Dive
Both hospital and payer groups came out in support of the rule finalized Wednesday, finding common ground in the need to streamline prior authorization.| Healthcare Dive