02 Oct Health Data News Roundup: Best-Rated Medicare Advantage Plans in 2023; 2024 Medicare Advantage Premiums; and Payer Pricing Update

Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Roundup from IMAT Solutions. As the power of data continues to grow in the healthcare arena, today’s care organizations need to be on the forefront of all news and trends to help ensure that their data analytics efforts deliver accountable and informed care. Each week, we will provide you with the actionable news you need to meet these goals.

NCQA Best-Rated Medicare Advantage Plans in 2023
The National Committee for Quality Assurance has named the best Medicare Advantage plans of 2023 based on factors that include care quality, patient satisfaction and efforts to keep improving.

Real World Validation of Payer Pricing Files: Policy Implications
This recent Health Affairs article features analysis and discussion of physician, hospital, and other health care provider prices in the private-sector markets and their contribution to overall spending therein.

CMS: Medicare Advantage Premiums Will See Little Change in 2024
Ahead of the Medicare Open Enrollment Period, CMS has announced that Medicare Advantage premiums, benefits, and plan choices will remain relatively stable in 2024.

Cigna Healthcare Invests $1M to Reduce Food Insecurity for Seniors
Cigna’s health benefits provider, Cigna Healthcare, will invest $1 million in community-based organizations to address food insecurity among older adults.

Anthem Blue Cross Grants CA Orgs $1.2M to Address Mental Health
Anthem Blue Cross Foundation has awarded $1.2 million in grants to five California-based organizations that focus on addressing mental health and substance use disorders in surrounding communities.

DirectTrust Releases New Health IT Accreditation Criteria for Review
DirectTrust, a non-profit healthcare industry alliance created to support secure, identity-verified electronic exchanges of protected health information, has posted new versions of program criteria for 19 of its health IT accreditation programs for public review and comment.

UCHealth Plan Administrators Joins Intermountain’s Select Health
UCHealth Plan Administrators is joining Select Health, the nonprofit insurance arm of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health that serves more than 1 million members across Utah, Idaho and Nevada.