One year after the Medicaid continuous enrollment provision ended, 19.2 million people have been disenrolled from Medicaid, according to KFF. This is higher than many expected, and experts have mixed reviews on how they think this process has gone.
Only 8% of large employers have reduced or expanded their coverage for abortion after the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, a new report from KFF found.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
AI can improve the prior authorization process, but there needs to be more transparency, experts said during a recent panel held by KFF.
A new KFF report analyzed recent trends in Medicaid outpatient prescription drug utilization and spending. It discovered that although there's been lower utilization of prescription drugs in recent years, Medicaid spending on prescription drugs has increased.
Of those with employer-sponsored insurance, 31% of lower-income adults reported having trouble paying their medical bills, versus 13% of higher-income adults, according to a new report from KFF.
A higher share of Medicaid beneficiaries rate their physical and mental health as fair or poor compared to adults with Medicare, employer-sponsored insurance or Marketplace coverage, according to a new KFF report. However, 83% of Medicaid enrollees gave their health insurance a positive rating.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
New KFF focus groups revealed that some thought the process of renewing Medicaid coverage during the unwinding of the continuous enrollment provision was simple. Others, however, faced challenges with communication from state Medicaid agencies, and some weren't aware their coverage had been terminated.
In total, there are 3,959 Medicare Advantage plans being offered for individual enrollment in 2024, a 1% decrease from 2023, according to a new report from KFF.
Amid the unwinding of the continuous enrollment provision, more than 10 million people have lost Medicaid coverage, according to data from KFF. Of those disenrolled from Medicaid coverage, 71% were removed from coverage for procedural reasons.
Annual family premiums for employer-sponsored coverage reached $23,968 in 2023, according to a new KFF survey. Of that family premium total, workers are contributing $6,575 annually.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
There are concerns that Medicare Advantage TV ads are misleading patients. A new KFF analysis of Medicare Advantage TV ads found that the ads often rely on celebrity endorsements and suggest that seniors are missing out on benefits that they're entitled to.
MedCity News is launching a new podcast called MedCity FemFwd, which will discuss the breakthroughs and challenges in the women's health space. In the inaugural episode, Michelle Long of KFF examines whether Opill — the first daily oral contraceptive approved for nonprescription use in the U.S. — will be covered by insurance.
When Medicaid expansion was first enacted, it was a hot topic debate between Democrats and Republicans. But more and more states are starting to expand Medicaid, including several conservative states.
In rural areas, the share of eligible beneficiaries enrolled in MA plans nearly quadrupled from 11% in 2010 to 40% in 2023, according to new research from KFF. This represents 400,000 rural MA beneficiaries in 2010 and 1.8 million in 2023.
A new KFF analysis compared list prices for Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus and Mounjaro. It found that the U.S. has much higher list prices for these drugs than other peer countries while also having the highest rate of obesity.