Category: Insurance
Panel talks impact, future of healthcare price transparency
Federal regulations enacted in recent years have required hospitals and health plans to post healthcare pricing information. At a Wisconsin Health News panel this week in Milwaukee, experts weighed in on the efforts and what's next.
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CMS, WPS notify around 1 million Medicare members of data breach
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and WPS are notifying around 1 million Medicare members who may have had personal information compromised during a 2023 cybersecurity incident, the two said Friday. About 1,600 live in Wisconsin.
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Covering Wisconsin plans to maintain navigators, scale back promotions
The Wisconsin agency that helps people sign up for Affordable Care Act and other health insurance coverage is scaling back its promotions work as federal pandemic relief dollars provided to it by the state come to an end.
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Report: Premiums up by 8 percent
Health benefit plan premiums grew at a rate of 8 percent this year across Madison-based M3 Insurance’s book of business, which encompasses employers ranging from three employees to more than 10,000 workers, according to a report.
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Wisconsin groups tell feds their concerns about consolidation, private equity involvement in healthcare
Wisconsin groups raised concerns about consolidation and the growing influence of private equity funds in healthcare and long-term care during a recent request for information by a trio of federal agencies.
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