The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA), signed into law on December 27, 2020, has far reaching impact, particularly in the area of healthcare financing and delivery. On it’s surface, the CAA was another coronavirus relief effort, including $900 billion of available funding. But it’s impact and focus on healthcare is profound and will impact virtually every American citizen.
Leaders of the major health insurance companies in the U.S. agreed to expand insurance benefits related to Corornavirus/COVID-19, in a historical meeting held at the White House yesterday (March 10, 2020). Present at the meeting were executives from: Aetna
Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Association (representing the 36 BCBS plans throughout the nation, including Anthem)
Cigna
Humana
UnitedHealth Group (aka United Healthcare)
