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Cigna Scaling Back Medicare Advantage Offerings In 8 States In 2025

September 20, 2024 Morning Briefing

Modern Healthcare reports that the move by group’s health insurance unit will affect members of certain health plans in Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah. Meanwhile, Atrium Health cancels many past medical debt judgments.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, April 23, 2024

April 23, 2024 Morning Briefing

Nursing home staffing, Medicaid “unwinding,” medical record privacy, Medicare Advantage, homelessness, measles, and more are in the news.

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Regional Nonprofit Insurers See Largest Dip In Operating Margins

September 26, 2025 Morning Briefing

Smaller insurers were also found more susceptible to Medicaid cuts, a report found. Meanwhile, 29 states see at least a 20% increase in insurance rates from the top insurers. Also in the news: Medicare drug prices, Medicare Advantage, and more.

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Megabill Scraps ‘Silver Loading,’ Potentially Disrupting ACA Plans

June 12, 2025 Morning Briefing

Although the measure would reduce Silver plan premiums, an estimated 300,000 people would lose health coverage, experts say. Meanwhile, Senate Republicans won’t be targeting Medicare Advantage changes after all.

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Medicare To Test Prior Authorizations In 6 States As Part Of A Pilot Program

September 2, 2025 Morning Briefing

The program will use AI to review cases, which some experts say could lead to inappropriate denials of care. Also in the news: more on prior authorization, Medicare Advantage, the impact of Medicaid cuts on maternity care, aging alone, and more.

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Au Revoir, Public Health Emergency

February 2, 2023 Podcast

The Biden administration this week announced it would let the covid-19 public health emergency lapse on May 11, even as the Republican-led House was voting to immediately eliminate the special authorities of the so-called PHE. Meanwhile, anti-abortion forces are pressuring legislators to both tighten abortion restrictions and pay for every birth in the nation. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post, and Victoria Knight of Axios join KHN’s chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Hannah Wesolowski of the National Alliance on Mental Illness about the rollout of the national 988 suicide prevention hotline.

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Hospitales rurales, atrapados en el dilema de sus viejas infraestructuras

By Markian Hawryluk January 12, 2024 KFF Health News Original

El aumento de los costos, en medio de reducciones de los pagos de las aseguradoras, dificulta que los pequeños hospitales obtengan financiación para grandes renovaciones.

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Five Key Health Insurers Reveal 2025’s Medicare Advantage Plans

October 2, 2024 Morning Briefing

The announcements by Cigna, CVS, Humana, Centene, and UnitedHealth were made ahead of the beginning of Medicare Advantage enrollment, which begins Oct. 15. Among other news, a top California health plan will offer one of the world’s top-selling drugs, Humira, for free to show how skirting middlemen can improve drug affordability.

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Seeking to Shift Costs to Medicare, More Employers Move Retirees to Advantage Plans

By Susan Jaffe March 3, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Private and public employers are increasingly using the government’s Medicare Advantage program as an alternative to their existing retiree health plan and traditional Medicare coverage. As a result, the federal government is paying the “overwhelming majority” of medical costs, according to an industry analyst.

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Morning Briefing for Friday, June 14, 2024

June 14, 2024 Morning Briefing

Abortion pill and IVF access, Medicare Advantage plan ratings, bird flu, covid vaccines, hospital staffing, and more. Plus, weekend reads.

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Facing Physician Shortage, CMS Opens 200 More Residency Slots

November 25, 2024 Morning Briefing

An estimated 70% of the slots were set aside for psychiatry or primary care. Other industry news is about Black doctors, UnitedHealth’s Medicare Advantage ratings, telehealth, at-home care, and more.

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Morning Briefing for Wednesday, May 15, 2024

May 15, 2024 Morning Briefing

Today’s roundup covers opioid settlement funds, medical debt, Medicare Advantage, medical supply tariffs, facility fees, masks, and more.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, April 2, 2024

April 2, 2024 Morning Briefing

ACA plans, Medicare Advantage payments, bird flu, opioid settlements, patient consent for exams, abortion, and more are in the news.

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Officials Try To Keep Medicare Part D Premiums Steady As Elections Loom

August 5, 2024 Morning Briefing

Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal reports on nurse visits that are less about treating Medicare Advantage recipients and more about allowing insurers to get more government cash.

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Readers and Tweeters Find Disadvantages in Medicare Advantage

November 12, 2021 KFF Health News Original

KHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

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For Young People on Medicare, a Hysterectomy Sometimes Is More Affordable Than Birth Control

By Gina Jiménez March 7, 2023 KFF Health News Original

While Medicare was designed as health insurance for those 65 and older, it also covers people with disabilities who are young enough to still get pregnant. Yet they often struggle to get their birth control covered and end up with large medical bills — or instead opt for hysterectomies or tubal ligations, which Medicare sometimes will cover.

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Morning Briefing for Friday, March 29, 2024

March 29, 2024 Morning Briefing

Medicare Advantage, ‘junk’ insurance plans, latest on Change hack, PFAS, abortion pills, dementia, flu shots, and more are in the news.

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This Open Enrollment Season, Look Out for Health Insurance That Seems Too Good to Be True

By Bram Sable-Smith November 1, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Complaints about misleading health insurance marketing are soaring. State insurance commissioners are taking notice. They’ve created a shared internal database to monitor questionable business practices, and, in the future, they hope to provide a public-facing resource for consumers. In the meantime, consumers should shop wisely as open enrollment season begins.

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What Mobile Clinics in Dollar General Parking Lots Say About Health Care in Rural America

By Sarah Jane Tribble October 4, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Dollar General’s pilot mobile clinic program has been touted by company officials, rural health experts, and analysts as a model that could help solve rural America’s primary care shortage. But its Tennessee launch has been met with local skepticism.

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Medicare Advantage Patients Complain To CMS About Lean Provider Networks

June 3, 2024 Morning Briefing

CMS sought comments on ways that it can improve Medicare Advantage. The majority of feedback came from providers, but beneficiaries also weighed in with horror stories about deficient networks.

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