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FOLX Health Goes In-Network With Blue Shield of California, Other Insurers

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FOLX Health is now in-network with insurers, including Blue Shield of California. The company serves the LGBTQIA+ community and offers virtual primary care, one-on-one therapy, mental health medication management, hormone replacement therapy, pre-exposure prophylaxis and care navigation.

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Report: HealthCare.gov Insurers Denied 19% of In-Network Claims in 2023

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About one in five in-network claims were denied by insurers of qualified health plans on HealthCare.gov in 2023, according to KFF. There is also wide variation by insurer and state. The post Report: HealthCare.gov Insurers Denied 19% of In-Network Claims in 2023 appeared first on MedCity News.

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MA Beneficiaries Have Fewer In-Network Options for Psychiatrists Than Other Insurance Types

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A Health Affairs study discovered that nearly two-thirds of Medicare Advantage psychiatrist networks, or 64.6%, were narrow in 2019. of Medicaid managed care networks were narrow and 39.5% Comparatively, about 43.1% of ACA Marketplaces were narrow.

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CVS Health Exec: The Behavioral Health Industry Needs a ‘Common App’ for Insurance

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There are a lot of administrative hurdles behavioral health providers have to go through to join an insurer’s network. The Common App allows students to apply to multiple colleges through one application.

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Blue Shield of California Adds Virta Health to Network for Diabetes Care

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Virta is available this month to all Blue Shield of California members enrolled in preferred provider organization plans for individual and family, fully insured, self funded and Medicare Advantage.

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Health insurance providers assisted growth in behavioral health access, AHIP survey shows

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The number of in-network behavioral health providers increased by 48% in the last three years among commercial health plans. The number of in-network inpatient psychiatric hospitals rose by 40%.

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Aledade, Humana Strike 10-Year VBC Collaboration

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Aledade — an independent primary care network focused on value-based care — struck a 10-year partnership with insurer Humana. Under the collaboration, Humana’s Medicare Advantage members will receive primary care from Aledade physicians using value-based arrangements.

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