Victoria Bailey Former Assistant Editor, Xtelligent xtelligent Healthcare Payers Elevance Health Plans to Acquire TX-Based Infusion Therapy Provider 08 Jan 2024 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospital Costs for Inpatient COVID-19 Treatment Rose 26% During Pandemic 05 Jan 2024 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Private Equity Acquisition Tied to More Hospital-Acquired Conditions 04 Jan 2024 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Centene Pays South Carolina $25M to Settle Overcharging Allegations 04 Jan 2024 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management NY Healthcare Orgs Collab to Deliver Value-Based Hospice, Palliative Care 03 Jan 2024 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Does Integrating Medicare and Medicaid Improve Care for Dual Eligibles? 28 Dec 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Humana Awards $169K in Health Equity Grants to Community-Based Orgs 27 Dec 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Key Regulations and Policies That Will Impact Payers in 2024 26 Dec 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers ACA Marketplace Enrollment Up By 33%, Surpassing 19M Enrollees 21 Dec 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Medical Groups Faced High Expenses, Staffing Challenges in 2023 20 Dec 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers HHS Urges States to Reduce Medicaid, CHIP Child Disenrollments 19 Dec 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management 32% of Academic Physicians Plan to Leave Workforce, Fueled by Burnout 18 Dec 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers What Health Plans Are Available For People With Disabilities? 18 Dec 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Model Aims to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes, Access to Care 15 Dec 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Lawsuit Alleges Humana Used AI to Deny Medically Necessary Claims 14 Dec 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management House Bill Addresses Price Transparency, Site-Neutral Payment Policies 13 Dec 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Lawmakers Urge CMS to Improve Data Collection in Medicare Advantage 13 Dec 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Drug Price Negotiation Would’ve Reduced Prices, OOP Spending in 2021 11 Dec 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management COVID-19 Surges Led to Fluctuating Occupancy Rates at Hospitals 07 Dec 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Humana Foundation Grants $1M to Address Food Insecurity, Mental Health 07 Dec 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Care Quality, Physician Autonomy Lower at Corporate-Owned Practices 06 Dec 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers How Do Payers Cover Prenatal, Postpartum Care for Pregnant People? 05 Dec 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management How Nursing Homes Can Prepare for Staffing Standards, Gaps 04 Dec 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Payers Embrace Healthcare IT for Cost Optimization, Member Engagement 04 Dec 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Medicare Hospice Model Improved Quality of Life, Reduced Medicare Spending 30 Nov 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Optum Faces Allegations of Anti-Competitive Practices from CA Health System 29 Nov 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Medicare ACO Enrollment Did Not Improve Mental Healthcare Outcomes 28 Nov 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Most Surgeons Earned MIPS Bonus Payments in 2021, Study Finds 28 Nov 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management How Many Medicare Part D Claims Are Subject to 340B Discounts? 27 Nov 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Preventive Care Visits Among Medicare Beneficiaries Grew, Study Finds 27 Nov 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management WA Non-Profit Health System Will Reimburse Patients in Charity Care Agreement 22 Nov 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Quality Outcomes Are Better When Medicaid MCOs Administer Pharmacy Benefits 21 Nov 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Generative AI Appeals to Healthcare Orgs for Revenue Cycle Operations 20 Nov 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Humana’s Value-Based Care Plans Improved Health Outcomes for MA Members 20 Nov 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Despite Value-Based Care Growth, Room for Improvement Remains 17 Nov 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management How Did Commercial Payments for COVID-19 Inpatient Stays Vary in 2020? 16 Nov 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers How Can Payers Support Providers Through Workforce Challenges? 16 Nov 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management HPSA Program Did Not Affect Physician Shortages or Health Outcomes 14 Nov 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Avoidable Hospitalizations Less Common in Medicare Advantage, Study Finds 14 Nov 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers KLAS: Epic’s Payer Platform Generates High User Satisfaction 13 Nov 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers What Non-Medical Supplemental Benefits Will MA Plans Offer in 2024? 09 Nov 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management More Provider Orgs Have Value-Based Contracts With Private Payers 08 Nov 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers CMS Proposals Address Anti-Competitive Practices in Medicare Advantage 07 Nov 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Care Quality, Health Outcomes Better in Medicare Advantage than FFS 06 Nov 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Consumer Credit Scores Improve After Medical Debt is Wiped from Reports 06 Nov 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Will Issue OPPS Providers Lump-Sum Payments to Remedy 340B Losses 03 Nov 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Finalizes a $140M Increase to Medicare Home Health Payment Rates 02 Nov 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospital Outpatient Revenue Growth Contributes to Positive Margins 02 Nov 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers How Public, Private Payers Cover Care for the LGBTQ+ Population 02 Nov 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Study Finds Geographic Variation in Payer Prices for Office Visits 31 Oct 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Surprise Billing Proposals Aim to Streamline IDR Process 30 Oct 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management How Do Healthcare Organizations Feel About Autonomous Coding? 27 Oct 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Finances, Mental Health Concerns Impact Adults’ Wellbeing, Cigna Finds 27 Oct 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers 4 Key Strategies to Promote Effective Payer, Provider Alignment 26 Oct 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management States Boosting Medicaid Payment Rates for Home Healthcare Amid Shortages 26 Oct 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Diverse Medical Students More Likely to Practice in Underserved Areas 24 Oct 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers What Cigna’s FCA Settlement Means for Other Medicare Advantage Plans 24 Oct 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Reducing Barriers to MIPS, Advanced APMs Could Promote Participation 23 Oct 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Humana Ranks High for Experience, Affordability Among MA Plans 23 Oct 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Employer Sponsored Health Insurance Premiums Grew by 7% in 2023 19 Oct 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Lower Payment Rates May Help Curb Medicare Spending on Post-Acute Care 18 Oct 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Supply Chain Shortages Impact Patient Care and Provider Workflows 17 Oct 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers What Technologies Support Payers With Claims Management Processes? 17 Oct 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Fall for Second Consecutive Year 16 Oct 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Medicare Part B Premiums, Deductibles Will Increase in 2024 13 Oct 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Financial Challenges Drove Healthcare Merger and Acquisition Activity 13 Oct 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Gender Pay Disparities in Medicare Reimbursement Impact Neurosurgeons 12 Oct 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Who is Challenging the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Rule? 12 Oct 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management High Nursing Home Staff Turnover Yields Poorer Care Quality 11 Oct 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Does Medicaid Managed Care Impact Specialty Care Access for Kids? 11 Oct 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Value-Based Payments in Medicaid Tied to More Behavioral Health Visits 10 Oct 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers What Are Major Payers Offering Medicare Advantage Members in 2024? 10 Oct 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management New Physicians See Plenty of Job Offers but Burnout Impacts Choices 06 Oct 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Mortality Rates Among Women and Children Are Rising, UHG Report Finds 05 Oct 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospitals See Financial Relief as Revenues Increase, Margins Stabilize 04 Oct 2023 xtelligent Healthtech Security AHA: OCR Tracking Technology Rule Violates HIPAA Regulations 04 Oct 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers CMS Orders States to Provide Continuous Coverage for Kids in Medicaid, CHIP 04 Oct 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management How Vermont's All-Payer ACO Model Paves the Way for Value-Based Care 03 Oct 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Alignment Health to Offer Medicare Advantage Plans That Address SDOH 03 Oct 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers AMA: Commercial Coverage of Digital Medicine Services is Inconsistent 28 Sep 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers CMS: Medicare Advantage Premiums Will See Little Change in 2024 26 Sep 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Cigna Healthcare Invests $1M to Reduce Food Insecurity for Seniors 26 Sep 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Anthem Blue Cross Grants CA Orgs $1.2M to Address Mental Health 25 Sep 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers CMS Pauses Medicaid Disenrollments, Reviving Coverage for 500K People 21 Sep 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers The Medicare Advantage Marketing Problem and Where It’s Headed 21 Sep 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Only 19% of Nursing Homes Currently Meet Proposed Staffing Standards 20 Sep 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Hospital Prices Online Are Not Aligned With Prices Offered via Telephone 19 Sep 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Medicare Advantage RADV Rule May Prompt More Legal Action from Payers 19 Sep 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Blue Shield of CA Technology Partnership Improves Care Management 18 Sep 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Healthcare Services Cost More at Hospital Outpatient Departments 15 Sep 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Healthcare Orgs Address Price Transparency, 340B Policies in OPPS 14 Sep 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers How Do Payers Approach Care Management Strategies, Technologies? 14 Sep 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management Provider Groups Oppose Proposed Payment Cuts in Physician Fee Schedule 13 Sep 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management AMA 2024 CPT Code Set Addresses Language Barriers, Immunization Codes 12 Sep 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Beneficiaries with Cancer Spend Less Out-of-Pocket in Medicare Advantage 12 Sep 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers How Do Rebates Impact Part D Spending for Plans, Beneficiaries? 11 Sep 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management NAACOS: Medicare Payment Incentives Favor Clinicians in Fee-For-Service 08 Sep 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers High Switching Rates from FFS to Medicare Advantage Drove MA Enrollment 08 Sep 2023 xtelligent Healthcare Payers Exploring the History of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association 07 Sep 2023 xtelligent Rev Cycle Management CMS Proposes Minimum Staffing Standards for Nursing Homes 05 Sep 2023 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
