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AHIP: What’s Driving Premiums Higher and How to Make Coverage More Affordable
01-16-26Families across the country are struggling with health care costs that continue to rise far faster than wages. A report by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
ManhattanLife's Cancer First Occurrence Product to be Discontinued
01-16-26ManhattanLife will be discontining their Cancer First Occurrence Benefit product effective February 1, 2026. Existing policies will remain in force as long as premiums...
2026 Will Bring Progress on Simplifying Prior Authorization
01-16-26Prior authorization is an important safeguard used by both public and private payers to help ensure patients receive care that is safe, evidence-based, and as affordable as...
BlueCross Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance and Ascension Launch Total Joint Replacement Bundle
12-30-25BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (BlueCross) and Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance (TOA) launched a program with Ascension Saint Thomas designed to lower costs related to...
Oak Street Health Receives Accreditation for Nurse Practitioner Fellowship Program
12-30-25Oak Street Health, part of CVS Health®, announced its New Graduate Nurse Practitioner (NP) Fellowship Program has been granted three years of accreditation by The Consortium...
ManhattanLife's New Specified Disease Rider Expands Protection for Affordable Choice Customers
12-30-25ManhattanLife is excited to announce the launch of the Specified Disease Rider, now available with their Affordable Choice hospital indemnity plan in select states. This new...
New Hampshire Medicare Supplement Regulatory Update
12-05-25Recent shifts in New Hampshire’s Medicare Advantage market have opened a limited window of opportunity for current Medicare beneficiaries seeking to enroll in a Medicare...
Aetna: Member Mailing Issue
11-18-25Some Aetna members received a letter with incorrect prescription drug info Aetna recently mailed a “Get ready for 2026” letter to some Aetna Medicare (MAPD) and Silverscript...
CMS Announces New Drug Payment Model to Strengthen Medicaid and Better Serve Vulnerable Americans
11-13-25The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is tackling high drug prices and protecting the American taxpayers through a landmark Innovation Center initiative...
NC Chamber, Blue Cross NC Partner to Help Small Businesses Afford Health Coverage
11-13-25As small businesses feel the impact of rising health care costs, the NC Chamber has partnered with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) to offer a...
