The insurer on Wednesday joined its peers in slamming proposed MA payment rates as insufficient given the dogged increase in medical costs.| Healthcare Dive
On the insurer’s earnings call, analysts peppered Centene with questions about its Medicare Advantage business until its CFO attempted to change the subject.| Healthcare Dive
Despite heavy lobbying, insurers failed to see MA rates improve in the final rule, which codified a 0.16% decrease to benchmark funding.| Healthcare Dive
Because of the final rates for next year, Humana will have to enact “larger benefit reductions to achieve stable margins,” its CFO told investors.| Healthcare Dive
The big question coming out of the health insurance earnings season is how much elevated utilization among seniors is carrying over into 2024.| Healthcare Dive