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Health Has Improved in States That Expanded Low-Income Insurance Options

Kathryn Doyle  |  August 8, 2016

(Reuters Health)—In states that expanded either their Medicaid programs or private insurance options for low-income Americans, beneficiaries used more outpatient and preventive care and less emergency care. They also had better subjective overall health, compared with low-income residents of states with no expanded coverage. All states participate in Medicaid, a partnership with the federal government…

Filed under:Legislation & AdvocacyProfessional Topics Tagged with:Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health InsuranceMedicaidObamacare

UnitedHealth Sees Further Losses for Obamacare Insurance

Caroline Humer & Amrutha Penumudi  |  July 21, 2016

(Reuters)—UnitedHealth Group Inc. on Tuesday said it anticipated another $200 million more in losses this year on the individual insurance business created under U.S. President Barack Obama’s national healthcare reform law, citing the program’s high medical costs. The largest U.S. health insurer says the problem was confined to this one business line, which it plans…

Filed under:Professional Topics Tagged with:Affordable Care Act (ACA)costsHealth InsuranceObamacareUnitedHealth Group

U.S. Signs Up 8.2 Million People for Insurance on HealthCare.gov

Reuters Staff  |  December 28, 2015

NEW YORK (Reuters)—The U.S. government signed up 8.2 million people for health insurance through the HealthCare.gov website through Dec. 19, including 2.1 million people from the insurers’ most sought-after demographic: those aged under 35, according to the top health official. That compares with the 6.4 million people who signed up or were automatically signed up…

Filed under:Legislation & AdvocacyProfessional Topics Tagged with:Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health InsuranceObamacare

Practice Page: The ACR’s Insurance Subcommittee Facilitates Better Communication With Health Insurers for Rheumatology Practices

Staff  |  June 1, 2013

Committee is working to develop policy and programs to help ACR members deal with the administrative requirements of health insurance plans

Filed under:From the CollegePractice Support Tagged with:AC&Rcommunicationhealthcare insurancePractice Management

March Updates from the ACR Insurance Subcommittee

From the College  |  March 19, 2025

The Insurance Subcommittee is working on behalf of ACR members to address underwater formulary requirements for biosimilars, mandated switches to biosimilars, evaluation and management downcoding and more.

Filed under:Insurance Tagged with:ACR Insurance Subcommittee (ISC)Biosimilars

Reproductive Health, Biosimilars & More in Focus at SOTA 2025

Ruth Jessen Hickman, MD  |  January 30, 2025

Reproductive health, biosimilars, IgG4-related disease and much more—five speakers give us a sneak peek into important topics being addressed at the ACR’s 2025 State-of-the-Art Clinical Symposium, April 4–6.

Filed under:Biologics/DMARDsConditionsEducation & TrainingGuidanceMeeting ReportsOther ACR meetings Tagged with:ACR State-of-the-Art Clinical SymposiumBiosimilarsIgG4 related diseaseLupusOsteoporosispregnancypregnancy complicationspregnant womenskinState-of-the-Art Clinical Symposium

Hit the Ground Running with New Insurance Subcommittee Chair Michael Feely, MD

Carina Stanton  |  January 11, 2025

Dr. Feely discusses his previous work with the College, his current work as a practicing rheumatologist and how he will lead continued advances on the insurance front.

Filed under:InsuranceLegislation & AdvocacyProfiles Tagged with:ACR advocacyACR Insurance Subcommittee (ISC)

Updates from the ACR Insurance Subcommittee

From the College  |  November 12, 2024

The ACR Insurance Subcommittee (ISC) of the Committee on Rheumatologic Care has been hard at work, advocating to payers on behalf of the ACR and its members. Following is an update on some of the work this group has been doing to help address concerns about reimbursement and administrative burden, while ensuring continued access to…

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Change Healthcare/Optum Cyberattack: Key Updates on Claims Disruptions & Emergency Funding

From the College  |  March 12, 2024

The Feb. 21 cyberattack on Change Healthcare, the clearinghouse vendor that connects providers with insurance payers, including Medicare, has caused unprecedented challenges and had a critical financial impact on payments to providers nationwide. UnitedHealthcare Group (UHG), the parent company of Change, confirmed on March 8 that it is making significant progress to restore all systems….

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Updates from the ACR Insurance Subcommittee

From the College  |  March 7, 2024

The Insurance Subcommittee is working to address coverage and reimbursement challenges facing rheumatology practices, including issues related to biosimilar use, in-office treatments and the new G2211 code.

Filed under:InsuranceLegislation & Advocacy Tagged with:ACR advocacyACR Insurance Subcommittee (ISC)

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