Susan Morse
Medicare drug plan enrollees face 9 percent premium increase unless they switch plans during open enrollment.
More than 65 million ED mental health visits reported, substance abuse behind 41 percent of them, results show.
Numerous Kaiser plans score high marks, while Tenet and Health Care Services plans among low scorers.
Insurer said it is still trying to negotiate a new contract with the major public hospital operator.
Industry watchdog is calling on CMS to allow insurers even more flexibility and to expand the pilot program to all states.
The Affordable Care Act provides bonuses to higher quality plans that rate four or five stars on a five-star scale.
Anthem and Cigna told to disclose documents that allegedly show them accusing each other of breaking merger agreement.
Insurer also adds remote access technology, at no copay cost, to all Medicare Advantage plans.
Payer, pharma giant are collaborating in a value-based agreement for the type 2 diabetes medications Januvia and Janumet.
Aetna and Humana want to stop the DOJ from calling any CMS employees as witnesses or even introducing any CMS documents into evidence.