Today's Top 20 Stories
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Transcarent to buy Accolade for $621M
Personalized health navigation company Transcarent is planning to purchase health benefits navigator Accolade for $621 million. -
States with the largest ACA enrollment increases | 2025
More than 3 million new enrollees signed up for plans on state and federal ACA marketplaces for 2025. -
Blue Shield of California restructures, names CEO: 5 things to know
Blue Shield of California has launched a new corporate structure and named a new CEO.
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ACA hits record-breaking 23.6M enrollees
HHS announced a record-breaking 23.6 million Americans have enrolled in health coverage for 2025 through the Affordable Care Act marketplace. -
The first state to cover Ozempic under the ACA
North Dakota has become the first state to cover weight loss drugs under the ACA for diabetes and obesity. -
Regence BlueShield names Washington market president
Regence BlueShield named Michael Cole as president of its Washington market. -
Priority Health names government market leader
Priority Health has appointed Carrie Kincaid to lead its government markets.
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UnitedHealth Group in the headlines: 10 updates
Here are 10 updates on UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiaries that Becker's has reported since Dec. 13: -
32 payers named among best places to work for LGBTQ equality
32 payers have been ranked by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for their inclusivity toward LGBTQ employees. -
3 payer M&A deals start 2025
Three insurer mergers and acquisitions have closed in the first week of 2025. -
UnitedHealth wants earlier date for Amedisys merger trial
UnitedHealth Group and the Justice Department disagree on a date for trial that will determine the fate of the company's planned merger with Amedisys.
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Massachusetts court orders UnitedHealth-owned insurers to pay $165M in penalties
A Massachusetts court has ordered three UnitedHealth-owned insurers to pay over $165 million for engaging in widespread deceptive practices that misled thousands of consumers into purchasing supplemental health insurance they didn't need. -
BCBS Illinois names new president
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois has named Brian Snell as its new president. -
10 largest dual enrollment plans
L.A. Care Health Plan is the largest dual enrollment managed care plan in the country, with 247,000 enrollees, according to KFF. -
New Hampshire regulators intervene in Anthem, hospital contract fight
New Hampshire's insurance commissioner will mediate contract negotiations between Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and Nashua-based St. Joseph Hospital after the organizations went out of network on Jan. 1. -
Aetna hits drugmakers with price-fixing lawsuit
Aetna has filed a lawsuit against 20 major pharmaceutical companies, accusing them of engaging in a broad price-fixing conspiracy that artificially inflated the prices of certain generic drugs. -
BCBS North Carolina, Change Healthcare agree to $1.7M settlement in robocall lawsuit
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare have agreed to pay $1.67 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing them of using automated technology to send voice messages to individuals without their consent. -
California clamps down on AI-based coverage denials
A new California law went into effect Jan. 1 that prohibits payers from making coverage decisions based solely on artificial intelligence algorithms. -
Former Elevance exec sues over alleged age discrimination
A former chief human resources officer at Elevance Health, Troy Henagan, has filed a lawsuit against the company in a Georgia federal court, alleging age discrimination after his termination in June 2024. -
Scripps, Anthem network split affects 125,000
Scripps Health and Anthem Blue Cross are out of network as of Jan. 1.
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