Susan Morse
New York City insurer joins Aetna and CVS CareMark in suffering HIPAA breach based on these types of envelopes.
Insurance and provider organizations warn Congress there would be 'serious consequences' without legislative action.
Insurers have said the move will destabilize the individual market and increase premiums by at least 20 percent.
New CEO Joseph Zubretsky has served top roles at The Hanover Insurance Group and with Aetna.
Overall, 73 percent of Medicare Advantage-PDP enrollees are in plans that have four stars or greater in 2018, CMS says.
Payment adjustments are expected to range from 0.4 to 2.6 percent of providers' Part B expenditures, report says.
Physicians object to the policy they say will cause patients to delay seeking treatment and leave bills unpaid.
Increased poverty in the suburbs has led to emergency departments in those areas becoming the primary source of care for poor and uninsured, Health Affairs study says.
Physicians will be reimbursed based on the health outcomes of their patients.
Insurer has entered a value-based contract with Collegium Pharmaceutical for the drug Xtampza ER, an oxycodone equivalent with abuse deterrent properties.