Utah had the highest percentage of residents covered under employer-sponsored health plans last year, according to an analysis from KFF. KFF used data from the Census Bureau's American Community ...

Elevance Health has named Nathan Rich as vice president of investor relations. Mr. Rich was previously vice president in global investment research at Goldman Sachs, according to a Nov. 4 news release ...

Payers are expanding their reach into home healthcare. In October, Elevance Health said it plans to acquire CareBridge, a Nashville-based home and community care provider. Elevance CEO Gail Boudreaux ...

Minnesota's Attorney General has reached a settlement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota regarding accessibility of mental health services. In June 2019, the Minnesota Attorney General’s ...

Alignment Health is one of the highest-quality Medicare Advantage plans in the nation, a distinction attributed to a company-wide commitment to exceptional care and performance tracking. Becker's sat ...

Ohio has awarded managed care contracts to four insurers to serve residents dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare. Starting in 2026, Anthem BCBS, Centene's Buckeye Health Plan, CareSource, and ...

Phoenix Children's is out of network with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona as of Oct. 31. BCBS Medicaid plans are not affected by the negotiations, according to Phoenix Children's. In a statement on ...

Elevance Health is the latest insurer challenging CMS' 2025 Medicare Advantage star ratings. In a lawsuit filed in a Texas federal court Oct. 31, the insurer alleged CMS' star ratings process was ...

The Cigna Group posted a net income of $739 million in the third quarter of 2024, which included a non-cash after-tax investment loss of $1 billion related to VillageMD, according to its Oct. 31 ...

Open enrollment for individual plans on the ACA exchange begins Nov. 1. Enrollment in ACA plans hit a record high of 21.4 million in 2024, spurred by enhanced premium subsidies. 2025 could be the last ...

Though he did not mention the deal directly, Cigna CEO David Cordani appeared to dismiss rumors of reignited merger talks with Humana and said the company was focused on share buybacks. "We don't ...

Aetna and Elevance Health will eliminate broker commissions for some Medicare Advantage plans, according to the National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals. According to documents ...