Providers, payers and the government have yet to reach a consensus on how telehealth services will be compensated following the COVID-19 pandemic and the waivers that the public health emergency allowed.
During the pandemic, Congress required that insurance companies pay equally for virtual visits as it would for in-person care for...
Second quarter, 2023 year-over-year financials were anything but grim for America's top for-profit insurers. Thanks to UnitedHealthcare and Optum, brand giant UnitedHealth Group reported quarterly revenues of $92 billion up 16%. And, as it faces increased MA costs, CVS Health posted revenues of $88.9 billion in the second quarter up...
Insurers buy pharmacy providers, hospitals may be the next target.
The continued market consolidation and efforts to create an “all-in-one” approach to healthcare insurance customers may lead to carriers acquiring large hospital networks, particularly if the CVS-Aetna transaction proves to be successful and profitable, one analyst...