Medical coding system leaves trans patients struggling to pay for care [Los Angeles Times (CA)]
Elevance Health, Inc. (ELV)
Company Research
Source: Los Angeles Times
Electrolysis is a common procedure among transgender people like Chevalier, a software developer in Oakland. In some cases, it's used to remove unwanted hair from the face or body. But it's also required for a phalloplasty or a vaginoplasty, the creation of a vagina, because all hair must be removed from the tissue that will be relocated during surgery. Chevalier's insurer, Anthem Blue Cross, told him he needed what's known as a prior authorization for the procedure. Even after Chevalier received the authorization, he said, his reimbursement claims kept getting denied. According to Chevalier, Anthem said the procedure was considered cosmetic. Many trans patients have trouble getting their insurers to cover gender-affirming care. One reason is transphobia within the U.S. healthcare system, but another involves how medical diagnoses and procedures are coded for insurance companies. Nationwide, healthcare providers use a list of diagnostic codes provided by the International Classif
Show less
Read more
Impact Snapshot
Event Time:
ELV
Last Price
Price Change
Price Change%
Volume Shares
Max Up
Max Down
%
Volume Ratio
Performance Comparison
Updated
|
Event Day
Stock performance from the time of news release until the following 4pm ET market close
|
Last price at news event
|
Since Event
Multi-day stock performance from the time of the news release
|
|---|---|---|
|
EVENT DAY
Stock performance from the time of news release until the following 4pm ET market close
|
LAST
PRICE AT NEWS EVENT |
SINCE EVENT
Multi-day stock performance from the time of the news release
|
| Last Price | ||
| VWAP | ||
|
High:
|
Max Up |
High:
|
|
Low:
|
Max Down |
Low:
|
|
%
|
Post news range |
%
|
|
|
Price change |
|
|
|
Price Change Percentage |
|
|
|
S&P 500 (SPX) |
|
|
%
|
Volume ratio |
%
|
| Volume | ||
| Ticks | ||
|
|
Avg transaction size |
|
Don't Miss Out On The Next BIG Stock Move
Event day
Event Day Chart will not be displayed beyond 90-day period of the event
Performance since event
Time And Velocity Analysis
Be the first to know
Opt in for alerts from News Quantifed
Sign Up Today
Opt-in for
ELV alerts
Learn More With NQ
Reading the Impact Report
Help Me Understand This Data
Help Me Understand This Data
How NQ Works
What is news-based trading?
And why is it so successful?
And why is it so successful?
Movers & Shakers
The biggest gainers and losers and WHY it moved
ELV alerts
High impacting Elevance Health, Inc. news events
Weekly update
A roundup of the hottest topics
ELV
News
- ELV or AVTR: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now? [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- All You Need to Know About Elevance Health (ELV) Rating Upgrade to Buy [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- 3 Medical Services Industry Stocks to Buy as Nursing Market Booms [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Why Elevance Health (ELV) is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-Term [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Elevance Health, Inc. (NYSE: ELV) had its price target raised by analysts at Mizuho from $575.00 to $585.00. They now have a "buy" rating on the stock.MarketBeat
ELV
Earnings
- 4/18/24 - Beat
ELV
Sec Filings
- 4/25/24 - Form 4
- 4/23/24 - Form 144
- 4/22/24 - Form DEFA14A
- ELV's page on the SEC website