May 3, 2024
Biden Administration Rule Makes DACA Dreamers Eligible For Exchanges Under a new rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will make the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) or dreamers eligible for Exchange enrollment. There are hundreds of thousands of Dreamers and the administration estimates that 100,000 will enroll. Additional articles: https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/daca-recipients-eligible-obamacare-under-cms-rule and https://www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-policy/biden-obamacare-access-daca-affordable-care-act-hhs-xavier-becerra (Some articles may require a subscription.) #exchanges #aca #obamacare https://thehill.com/latino/4639985-biden-obamacare-dreamers-affordable-care-act-daca/ Cigna Says Employer Groups Increasing Coverage Of Weight-Loss Drugs In its investor call, Cigna indicated that more and more employer groups are covering weight-loss drugs. The penetration has increased to about 50%. Larger employers tend to cover these high-cost drugs. #weightlossdrugs #drugpricing #branddrugmakers https://www.beckerspayer.com/payer/cigna-more-employers-covering-weight-loss-drugs.html CVS Buys MA Broker Hella Health CVS has acquired a startup Medicare Advantage (MA) broker based in New York City, Hella Health. The move is thought to help CVS get a better handle on the quality of the upstream enrollment