Jeff Lagasse
Elevance expects the deal will help it fill the specialty drug needs of clients by using a whole-health focus.
The company said adding Natural Cycles' technology will "give users more detailed insight into their menstrual cycle."
The legislature is considering the creation of nurse-to-patient ratios which would cap the number of patients under a nurse's care.
The foundation established a Health Equity Innovation Fund, which provides seed funding for solutions addressing inequity.
MGMA said that current attempts by the administration to streamline prior authorization are a good start, but that more needs to be done.
Payers' estimates of a more than 2% payment cut contradict projections from CMS, which projects a 1.03% increase for plans.
The payer says it was evolving its brands to reflect its growing portfolio of businesses and better serve customers.
HHS has issued a proposed rule to require nursing homes to disclose additional ownership and management information to CMS.
One possible means of addressing the issue would be the development of surveys with disaggregated race and ethnicity data, authors say.
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