26 Feb Health Data News Roundup: Interoperability Essential for Payers; Medicare Advantage Enrollment Exceeds 33 Million; and Top Payer Challenges for 2024

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.

VIDEO: Interoperability and Data Sharing Key Foundational Essentials for Payers
In case you missed our recent LinkedIn Live presentation, you can watch Mark Coetzer, VP Business Development at IMAT Solutions, break down how health payers can best leverage modern data interoperability solutions for advancing business goals here.

Elevance Health’s $2.5B Acquisition of BCBSLA Paused a Second Time
Blue Cross Blue Shield Louisiana (BCBSLA) announced that it will not move forward with plans to be acquired by Elevance Health because of pushback from regulators and lawmakers.

Medicare Advantage Enrollment Exceeds 33 Million
Roughly 33.4 million adults older than 65 and people with disabilities were enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan at the start of 2024 — another year of steady, albeit slower, growth for the taxpayer-funded program.

Top Challenges and Opportunities Facing Payers in 2024
Technology modernization and the alignment of investments with organizational goals, along with picking the right vendor to partner with, are top of mind for payer executives in 2024, according to a new study.

Aetna Partnering with Monogram Health
A value-based arrangement between CVS’ Aetna and Monogram Health will provide at-home kidney care for Aetna Medicare Advantage members. The partnership is due to an investment by CVS Health Ventures last year.

Half of Rural Hospitals in the Red, Pressured by High Medicare Advantage Enrollment
America’s rural health safety net is feeling pressured, with half of all rural hospitals in the U.S. now in the red. And according to new research from Chartis, high enrollment of rural residents in Medicare Advantage plans could make the situation worse.

Study: Medicare Advantage Enrollees Receive Less Post-Acute Care
Medicare Advantage enrollees received less intensive post-acute care than their counterparts in traditional Medicare, but did not have a significant change in short-term outcomes, according to a new JAMA study.