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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

From star rating lawsuits to a record antitrust settlement, here are eight lawsuits, settlements and legal developments involving payers that Becker's has reported since Oct. 3: 1. Centene is asking a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tim McKnight has been named UnitedHealth Group's chief information security officer, according to a post on his LinkedIn page. Mr. McKnight takes over the role from Steven Martin, who is moving into ...